Gospel: Mark 8:11-13
The Pharisees came
forward and began to argue with Jesus, seeking from him a sign from heaven to
test him. He sighed from the depth of his spirit and said, “Why does this
generation seek a sign? Amen, I say to you, no sign will be given to this
generation. Then he left them, got into the boat again, and went off to the
other shore.
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Reflection:
What does it mean
when we seek signs from the Lord Jesus? It means weakness of faith, it means
that Jesus is not yet enough for us to hold-on for our salvation for we still
need signs and wonders from Jesus. A true believer and a person of faith will
not anymore seek a sign from the Lord. He/She will trust the Lord Jesus
regardless of if he/she will see or not see signs from Him.
If we truly love the
Lord and if we have faith in the Lord we will not anymore ask for a sign from
Him. Why? Because His name alone is more than enough to deliver us from all of our fears and
doubts. This is for that reason that we
always feel His abiding presence in our lives.
The Lord is with us
the moment we reverently attend Holy Mass most especially when we partake of
His Body and Blood during Holy Communion. The Lord speaks to us the moment we
reverently read His words in the bible. Jesus is with us the moment we pray
with reverence the Holy Rosary.
If only we will
invest time to dive deeper into the life of Jesus and our catholic faith we
will not anymore ask for any signs from Jesus. Because as we invest time for
Him, we will also notice slowly but surely His abiding presence in our lives.
Let us not ask for signs let us instead get intimate with Jesus and our faith by our faithful
presence at Holy Mass. By having a daily habit of reading our bible and by humbly
submitting ourselves to the healing Sacrament of Confession. – Marino J.
Dasmarinas
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