Jesus’ hometown people would have known him and watched him grow. They had
a shared experience of agricultural living under foreign rule so when Jesus
makes the announcement of Kingdom, his genté (people) would’ve expected
nothing less than special favors and treatment from the local teacher.
We’re not immune from this. We may often face temptation to fit Jesus into
our designs and cubes as well as make special demands from him. In doing
so, we miss the exciting and redemptive truth that it’s not us who fit God
into our designs, He’s the one who fits us into his unfolding story or
renewal. The new community of Jesus, His new genté, are those who are open
to the presence and activity of the Spirit. This is who we are. So let us
surrender to the Spirit and the renewal that he wants to bring both in our
lives and the world around us.

By Raul Sandoval

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