Readings
I - Gal. 4: 22-24, 26-27, 31 - 5:1
II - Lk. 11: 29-32
DISCOVER GOD IN FAITH
In today’s Gospel passage Jesus calls the people of Israel especially the elite as evil generation because they were well versed in Law and prophesy but we adamant to accept Jesus as Messiah though they saw everything being fulfilled in Jesus. Jesus says that they would not be given any sign except the sign of Jonah and the Queen of Sheba to believe in Jesus. Jonah was merely a messenger of God and the people of Nineveh adhered and turned their hearts towards God in repentance. The Queen of Sheba had to travel so far to listen to the witness the wisdom of King Solomon. Jesus was greater than Jonah because he was message himself and greater than Solomon because he was the Word made flesh - the Divine Word and the Wisdom of God.
We are no better than the Israelites when we ask God for signs, wonders and miracles despite witnessing his marvels in our lives and that of the others. We also often times fail to perceive his love and adhere to his words. Let us today ask God for the gift of faith so that we be able to recognise Him even in the smallest happening in our lives. May our mind and hear resonate with the prayer: “Lord Jesus, strengthen our faith in you”.
