A reflection from
Luke 11,29-32
In
this passage of the gospel, Jesus shows impatience with the ones who desired
for a sign. The demand for a sign was a form of the temptation rejected by
Jesus in the desert and, according to the end of the text about the temptations,
the tempter would come again in the life of Jesus in some opportune time. Therefore, that is one of the several
moments. The demand for a sign expresses resistance against Jesus’ message. Jesus
took advantage of this opportunity in order to teach them concern his mission
and identity. He recovers the history of Jonah, messenger of God, to help the
people to discover a new way for their lives. The people believed in his message
for conversion. Solomon also is mentioned by Jesus as reference to understand
the ways of God. However, Jesus overcomes these two ones as the sign of God per
excellence.
The
history of the humankind has abundance of signs through which God has been
conducting the people to the salvation. But his greatest sign is Jesus, centre
of this History and the fulfilment of the Scriptures. His presence among us is
the sign of the merciful love of God, indicating the new path to the life
because he himself is the Life. He announces the truth of God about the human
being because He himself is the Truth. He orients our footsteps to God because
He himself is the Way.
As
followers of Jesus we don’t need evidences in order to believe in him because the
sure his constant presence in our lives is enough for us. Requiring more signs
besides Jesus, it puts God to the test. The sign of God can become useless to
our lives unless we manifest signs of conversion as well as the inhabitants of Nineveh
before the message of Jonah. Conversion is sign of maturity of faith. May the
Lord grant us this grace.
Fr. Ndega
Nenhum comentário:
Postar um comentário