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 from the Lord. 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.
We have in Jesus a friend who will always be honest to us. There will be
times that he will say no to us. Let us not be disheartened with these
rejections from Him for He always knows what’s best for us. Let us remember
that it’s not us who knows what is best for us it’s always Jesus. – Marino J.
Dasmarinas
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