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...A TIME TO REFLECT
TUESDAY, March 7
PERPETUA AND FELICITY, Martyrs, 202
John 4:48-49 Then Jesus said to him, “Unless you see signs and wonders you will not believe.” The official said to him, “Sir, come down before my little boy dies.”
Jesus speaks broadly to the nation of Israel, to the angels of heaven that might listen and to the creatures of the earth that might notice. Unless you see something extraordinary, I will not have your attention. Unless you see a sign, you will not believe.
Jesus wants the people—as a whole, a nation—to believe in him as the way, the truth, the life, to recognize the fullness of life in him as that person of God. He also knows that they will not, and cannot, do so unless they witness a sign.
The poor father in this story just wants his son to live. He is not concerned about (what we call) the Christ Event, the fullness of deity contained in human form given for all of humanity. He wants his son to live. Perhaps Jesus picked this man (and his son) for a sign because of the palpable passion emanating from him, rather than the petty proof others required. The father lived from his heart, not his head. And the heart is a beat closer to God.
MOVING FORWARD: How often do you demand a sign from God?
PRAY for the Diocese of Rejaf (South Sudan)
Ps 61, 62 * 68:1-20(21-23)24-36 | Jeremiah 2:1-13 | Romans 1:16-25 | John 4:43-54
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