Wednesday, December 16, 2009The Glorious Mysteries
Isaiah 45:6b-8, 18, 21b-25
Psalm 85:9ab and 10, 11-12, 13-14
Luke 7:18b-23
John the Baptist may have seemed like a man with too many screws loose to many people of his day. He wasn’t successful at accumulating riches of this world, surviving on locusts and honey and wearing a hair shirt, yet he persevered in a way that attracted many who became his devoted disciples. If he was such a faithful man, one who knew that Jesus is the Christ even while still in Elizabeth’s womb, and who heard the testimony of God Himself, why did he send his disciples to check Him out?
Does this mean that John had doubts? I don’t think so—not really. Many good people, throughout the ages (including saints), in an hour of temptation, called into question the most important truths…they just wanted to have their beliefs confirmed. Many good people today fall into the same temptations.
Jesus responded with the facts (to paraphrase): “MIRACLES ARE IN THE MOMENT. If you can’t see the good that I am doing in the world, you’re just not looking. No offense, but this should be good enough for you.” The same can be said today.
And those who respond to His answer always seem to have their faith strengthened by what they see. This is the HOPE that is Christ.
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