In today’s Gospel it seems that Jesus knows their thoughts, because he kept talking, reminding them that God's blessings had not always fallen on the Jews. He mentioned the widow of Zarephath, and Naaman the Syrian, foreigners and of another religion. Jesus was explaining to them that God did not choose them to be a closed society, the sole beneficiaries of his blessings. Rather they were chosen to bring these blessings to others. In other words, receiving God's love, they had to share it with everyone. When the listeners realized that Jesus was asking them to share God's blessings with others, they became angry. They were filled with anger when they heard that they were not going to have the honors of the powerful. And their anger was so great that they wanted to kill Jesus, because he was preaching a message that they did not want to hear. What about us? How do we accept the words of Jesus when we don't like them? Jesus says that we should forgive, should share with those in need, should visit the imprisoned, should welcome strangers, and so many other things. Sometimes we try to rationalize our failure to respond by thinking that "these people" are not worthy of forgiveness, help, or consolation because their actions do not deserve such a response. We don't get to the point of murdering, but our hearts are filled with bad thoughts and excuses. Jesus' message is not only a personal invitation to feel good about keeping the Ten Commandments. His message is also a challenge to seek the freedom of all humanity, to see everyone as brothers and sisters, regardless of their race, religion, language or lifestyle. If we do not understand that it is a difficult challenge, we don’t understand it at all.