Monday, July 24, 2023

Gospel: Matthew 12:38-42

In today's Gospel, the people demand a sign of the proof of Jesus' divinity and the work of God. Jesus responds: "An evil and unfaithful generation seeks a sign, but no sign will be given it."

So often we seek big signs from God to know God is present in our lives. We want God to stand in front of us shouting "here I am!" But, in 1 Kings we learned from the story of Elijah that God is not in the wind, or the earthquake, or the fire. God was in the gentle whisper.

The next time we need to feel the presence of God, remember the story of Elijah and the direction of Jesus to "go into your room, close the door, and pray to your Father in secret." It is in the quiet that we will know that God is with us, and where we will feel God's presence.

- Fr. Will