Monday of the 6th Week in Ordinary
Time - Mark 8:11-13
The Gospel reading for today is
only three verses long. The Pharisees again are harassing Jesus. They start to
argue with him. They want Jesus to give them a “sign from heaven.” In reality,
the Pharisees are testing Jesus. The want Him to “perform.” However, Jesus is
fed up with them. Mark says: Jesus sighed from the “depth of the spirit.” Jesus
could not understand why the Pharisees needed a sign. Why could they not
believe in Him without a sign?
Do you remember the times when you
also wanted or needed a sign from God? Did you receive a sign? If you received
a sign, did you thank God? Or did you assume it simply was a coincidence?
The reality is that life is neither
clean nor clear. Many times we do not sense God’s presence. And at times, God
may feel hundreds of millions of miles away. How do we respond to that sense of
lack? Do we turn away from God? Or do we continue to trust? Today may we pray
for each other to trust and believe that God is with us and that God is gracing
us — no matter what we feel!
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