Too Familiar

In our Gospel reading for today (Mark 6:1-13), Jesus goes to his hometown and teaches in the synagogue on the Sabbath.  The text doesn’t say exactly what he taught, but one can imagine that it’s similar to what he had taught previously: that the Scriptures are fulfilled in him and that the kingdom of heaven is at hand, because he is here and ushering in the very redeeming reign of God into this fallen world.

You’d think this would be a great thing.  Christ is here!  God Himself has condescend...