Gospel: John
4:43-54
At that
time Jesus left [Samaria] for Galilee. For Jesus himself testified that a
prophet has no honor in his native place. When he came into Galilee, the
Galileans welcomed him, since they had seen all he had done in Jerusalem at the
feast; for they themselves had gone to the feast.
Then he
returned to Cana in Galilee, where he had made the water wine. Now there was a
royal official whose son was ill in Capernaum. When he heard that Jesus had
arrived in Galilee from Judea, he went to him and asked him to come down and
heal his son, who was near death. Jesus said to him, “Unless you people see
signs and wonders, you will not believe.” The royal official said to him, “Sir,
come down before my child dies.” Jesus said to him, “You may go; your son will
live.” The man believed what Jesus said to him and left. While the man was on
his way back, his slaves met him and told him that his boy would live. He asked
them when he began to recover. They told him, “The fever left him yesterday,
about one in the afternoon.” The father realized that just at that time Jesus
had said to him, “Your son will live,” and he and his whole household came to
believe. Now this was the second sign Jesus did when he came to Galilee from Judea.
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Reflection:
A woman was praying to have a boyfriend she however did not get what she
wanted. So she did not pray anymore and permanently distanced herself from God.
For the simple reason that she did not get what she was praying for.
For many
of us miracles are very important anchor of our faith in Jesus. For example,
the royal official’s son in our gospel who was cured by Jesus; he and his
household believed immediately because his son was healed.
What if
Jesus tested their faith? Would they still believe even if there was no
occurrence of healing? Perhaps they will not, and then the father would have
searched for someone else who could heal his son.
Our
discipleship in Jesus or our faith in Jesus must not only be anchored on
miracles alone. It must be based on our deep friendship with Him. Regardless if
we’ve experienced miracles or not, immaterial if we gained material blessings
or not we must continue to believe, follow and have faith in Him.
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