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SUMMARY:Family Communion
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DESCRIPTION:Family Communion for the Third Sunday of Epiphany: celebrant t
 he Revd Tola Badejo.\n\nFirst reading: 1 Corinthians 12. 12-31a\nGospel: L
 uke 4. 14–21\n\nToday's first reading emphasises\, that the Church\, as 
 the Body of Christ\, depends on all of its members just like a physical hu
 man body. We need only remember the discomfort caused by a sensitive tooth
  or a blistered toe to begin to understand the point\; moreover\, Paul wan
 ts to make it clear that every role in the church is important. As church 
 members\, then\, we should value and care for each other\, be tolerant of 
 divergent points of view\, and respect the contribution that others make\;
  this would be a good approach for any organisation\, but for the Church s
 eeking to be Christ-like\, it is an absolute requirement.\n\nThe Gospel\, 
 like many other Epiphany readings\, takes place years after the Nativity\,
  but it continues the Epiphany theme of Christ's revelation as the Messiah
 . Here\, he faces the challenging task of explaining to people who have kn
 own him since his youth that the prophecies of Isaiah refer to him. The im
 plication of Luke's narrative\, as it continues after the verses we hear t
 oday\, is that the Nazarenes expect some kind of special favour towards th
 em. They are enraged when Jesus explains that the universal Kingdom of God
  doesn't work like that\; they attempt to kill him\, but he simply walks t
 hrough them. Sometimes his escape is explained as a miracle the Nazarenes 
 are too angry and self-obsessed to notice\, but it might equally be seen a
 s the natural outcome of courage and moral authority.\n\nIn a way\, the ep
 isode of the Nazareth synagogue foreshadows the events of Holy Week. The i
 mmediate reaction is positive\, but soon - perhaps because Jesus doesn't b
 ehave as people expect him to - the mood turns against him. Tissot's ninet
 eenth-century painting of Jesus preaching captures a sense of unease\, as 
 though some of his listeners resent the challenge he poses to their status
  and their patterns of belief.
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