Read Mark 6:1-13 with your family.

It’s great when you have your friends and family and church support you, but not everyone has that experience. Jesus didn’t have that experience.

Jesus visited his mom and his brothers and sisters one time, but the people in the synagogue were not as happy to see him as his family. By then his reputation was known throughout Galilee, and the people who watched him grew up probably thought he was making himself too important.

You see, sometime when we have a very big message to share, like Jesus did, the people who knew us when we were younger forget that we grow up and learn new things. They always think of us as the kid we used to be.

The people around Jesus didn’t realize that no matter how he behaved when he was a child, he was now a grown up and had a special job to do. They didn’t understand Jesus or his job.

So Jesus didn’t waste time trying to convince them or anyone else. He even told his followers not to waste time if they weren’t accepted when they went out to share the message of God.

Some people are ready to hear it when you are ready to tell it. Others are not.