Today Jesus is in his hometown of Nazareth. As it was  the Sabbath, He went to the synagogue, stood to read, and was handed the scroll of Isaiah.

He proclaimed: “The Spirit of God is upon me because he has anointed me to bring glad tidings to the poor… liberty to captives… sight to the blind… freedom to the oppressed… and a year acceptable to the Lord.”

Then He rolled up the scroll and said, “Today this passage is fulfilled in your hearing.”
Imagine the people listening. Many had watched Jesus grow up and knew Him well. Because He was so familiar, they could easily have dismissed Him. Instead, they first spoke highly of Him and were amazed by His preaching. But they also began to question, “Is this not Joseph’s son? Where did he get such wisdom?”
Jesus knew prophets are often rejected in their hometowns, but He still wanted to share His good news with those He had known and loved since childhood. Sadly, they closed their minds and hearts. He was not what they expected. Angered, they drove Him out of town.
We may be shocked by their reaction, but have we ever rejected Jesus because He was not who we expected, or because He did not do what we hoped? It is easy to judge Him when He does not act as we think He should.
Can we  identify with Jesus? Have we ever  been rejected for not being whom others expected? Have we rejected someone for the same reason? Most of us have been on both sides. Today, let us be mindful of our judgments.

They may arise automatically, but when we notice them, we can step back and let God be the Judge.

This frees both the other person and us.