"Teacher, we wish to see a sign from you."
"Teacher, we wish to see a sign from you." Aparently the scribes and the Pharisees looked at Jesus as some kind of first century David Copperfield. Today's Gospel is from the 12th chapter of Matthew. By this time, Jesus had healed hundreds of sick, He had raised at least one person from the dead, He had turned water into wine and calmed the raging sea. He had shown wisdom in His preaching that was far beyond his human capacity.
But these guys want a sign. "Jesus, pull a rabbit out of a hat and we'll believe." "Teacher, saw a woman in half and put her back together, then we'll believe." "Rabbi, make a camel disappear, then we'll believe." They would have been more likely to accept the Harry Houdini as Savior than our Divine Lord.
But, what about us? Don't we do the same thing? Don't we look for signs? We have the Scriptures, and 2,000 years of church teaching to guide us. We know the story. We know about all the miracles. Yet, something causes hundreds, maybe even thousands, of people to flock to a highway overpass in Chicago to see an image of Mary formed by salt from the roadway. "Jesus, show us a sign."
The fact is that there are signs everywhere. Our very life is a sign. The people around us are a sign. Look at the ocean, or a sunset, or better yet, look at a baby. How much more of a sign do we need. There are miracles all around us.
As we prepare to receive the Lord in the Eucharist, let's ask God for the grace to see the signs that He sent His Son to die on the cross for us and to always live according to His Word.
But these guys want a sign. "Jesus, pull a rabbit out of a hat and we'll believe." "Teacher, saw a woman in half and put her back together, then we'll believe." "Rabbi, make a camel disappear, then we'll believe." They would have been more likely to accept the Harry Houdini as Savior than our Divine Lord.
But, what about us? Don't we do the same thing? Don't we look for signs? We have the Scriptures, and 2,000 years of church teaching to guide us. We know the story. We know about all the miracles. Yet, something causes hundreds, maybe even thousands, of people to flock to a highway overpass in Chicago to see an image of Mary formed by salt from the roadway. "Jesus, show us a sign."
The fact is that there are signs everywhere. Our very life is a sign. The people around us are a sign. Look at the ocean, or a sunset, or better yet, look at a baby. How much more of a sign do we need. There are miracles all around us.
As we prepare to receive the Lord in the Eucharist, let's ask God for the grace to see the signs that He sent His Son to die on the cross for us and to always live according to His Word.
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