Unless you see signs and wonders, you will not believe

Ish 65:17-21, Jn 4:43-54. The Galileans had once rejected Jesus and His message and belittled Him as mere carpenter’s son. Jesus then made the famous remark: "No prophet was honoured in His own country and among His own people." They had even tried to throw Him down a cliff for the remark (Lk. 4:14-30). However, in today's Gospel, they seem to have had a change of heart. They had heard about Jesus and even witnessed in Jerusalem all the miraculous things He had done. It was not the message that they were interested in, but the extraordinary signs and wonders He did. Hence, when the official begged Him to heal his son, Jesus could not but remark wistfully: “Unless you see signs and wonders, you will not believe." Yet, Jesus would not hold back His favours just because their faith lacked depth. He nevertheless, longed for greater faith from them.

Today, we are challenged to evaluate the depth of our faith; to know whether it is dependent on miraculous signs or, it is deep enough to let God do whatever He wills with us. Miraculous healings can take place in our lives, if we approach Jesus the healer with true humility, trusting faith, earnest prayer and the willingness to surrender ourselves to God’s will. We have the unfailing word of God in today's first reading: "No more will the sound of weeping or the sound of cries be heard in her; in her, no more will be found the infant living a few days only, or the old man not living to the end of his days."

May the Lord grant us a lively faith and a firm hope in the promises of God! Amen!! Good morning, have a fruitful month!!!