Today’s gospel story of Jesus being rejected at his hometown synagogue in Nazareth can be confusing. At first, they loved what he had to say until he reminded them of the time in the past when they were so busy and complacent that they missed being part of God’s work in their world. This failure as God’s people made them so mad that they actually tried to kill Jesus. It’s a story that requires diving into more deeply to understand the nuance of why and how it could possibly happen.