Wednesday of the 1st week of Lent
Saint Peter Damian, Bishop, Doctor
Gospel – Luke 11:29-32
“…there is something greater than Jonah here.” Jesus is referring to the blindness of our eyes and deafness of our ears to the truth of Gospel. The Pharisees were asking for signs even though the greatest sign was present in their midst. The people of Nineveh just repented without asking for signs or without seeing miracles. They just heard the preaching of a stranger in their country, and they repented. Then Queen of the South, just heard about the wisdom of Solomon and came from the ends of the earth. She travelled all the way to hear Solomon. The people of Nineveh heard directly from Jonah and the Queen of the South just heard from someone. But in our case, Jesus is present in our midst. Sometimes we don’t recognize him. We just ignore the Word of God looking for signs or for excuses. We want to see what we want to see. And what God wants that we see. Let’s reflect: Lent is the time to see Jesus Christ present in our midst without looking for signs which we want to see.
Wednesday 21 February
