What an encouragement to everyone who has been surprised by the racial dysfunction and ethnocentrism of their own family members to see what Jesus endured from his neighbors. People do not want to hear from us as racial sober persons, because it calls into doubt who they are in relation to our changed selves. Just as Jesus becomes a teacher to those who see that he has stepped out of his place, our racial sobriety can make others feel that we think that we are superior to them. Their denial of their racial issues can be expressed by denying our value in the community. A loss of self-esteemed when we are attached by the people who we identify is a blow to our ego. Jesus was not able to work miracles there because of their lack of faith. We can understand that with our work of recovery from racisms that people have to want to be sane in order to hear a helaing message.