In
our gospel passage today Jesus
laments over the fact that the evil and unfaithful generation in which he finds
himself living seeks other signs rather than the most excellent sign that he
himself is for them. Always looking for sensational signs and wonders, the
self-seeking generation in which Jesus lived missed the most magnificent sign
and reality of all: God made Flesh, for them and for their salvation –
standing right before them and trying to get through to them.
But the gift of faith – by
which men and women recognize God – can be blocked by the men and women to
which they are given – such being the case here. However this is not without
even dire consequences. It will go easier
with generations past who did listen to God’s word preached to them and
followed it up by sincere repentance of heart and action, than for those in the
present who have a much more intense presence of God to teach them, but they do
not listen, and they do not repent and change their lives.
May we always be willing to
see Jesus as the one great sign for our and all ages: and may we accept the
grace to conversion for our own faults and sins so that we will be ready to
spend eternity with him in our Father’s house!
If
today you hear his voice, harden not your hearts!
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