In the Gospel for the Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time C, Jesus’ neigbors reject him as a prophet sent by God. ” ‘Amen, I say to you, no prophet is accepted in his own native place’ … When the people in the synagogue heard this, they were all filled with fury. They rose up, drove him out of the town, and led him to the brow of the hill on which their town had been built, to hurl him down headlong. But Jesus passed through the midst of them and went away” (Luke 4: 24, 28-30). Jesus provoked his neighbors by proclaiming the reign of God. Following the example of Jesus is provocative. Sometimes Christians have to disturb the comfortable by speaking the truth. Jesus’ disciples must challenge the status quo when people are excluded from employment, safe housing, food, clothing, mental health care and other necessities of life. How is God calling you to provoke others to do justice for those in need?