OUR DAILY VITAMIN FOR THE SOUL... 31 March, Mon. Second Sign at Cana Jn 4:43-54 43[Jesus] left [Samaria] for Galilee. 44For Jesus himself testified that a prophet has no honor in his native place. 45When he came into Galilee, the Galileans welcomed him, since they had seen all he had done in Jerusalem at the feast; for they themselves had gone to the feast. 46Then he returned to Cana in Galilee, where he had made the water wine. Now there was a royal official whose son was ill in Capernaum. 47When he heard that Jesus had arrived in Galilee from Judea, he went to him and asked him to come down and heal his son, who was near death. 48Jesus said to him, “Unless you people see signs and wonders, you will not believe.” 49The royal official said to him, “Sir, come down before my child dies.” 50Jesus said to him, “You may go; your son will live.” The man believed what Jesus said to him and left. 51While he was on his way back, his slaves met him and told him that his boy would live. 52He asked them when he began to recover. They told him, “The fever left him yesterday, about one in the afternoon.” 53The father realized that just at that time Jesus had said to him, “Your son will live,” and he and his whole household came to believe. 54[Now] this was the second sign Jesus did when he came to Galilee from Judea. Reflection & Challenge: COME DOWN BEFORE MY SON DIES. The second sign or miracle that Jesus performs in Cana in Galilee is the healing of the royal official’s son who is dying in Capernaum. Following the style of the Fourth Gospel, Jesus is presented as not immediately attending to the request of the father, just as in the first miracle he seemed to rebuff the request of his mother (cf Jn 2:4). As Mary showed her faith and confidence in Jesus by telling the servers to do whatever Jesus would tell them, so here the royal official insists on his request and believes Jesus when he tells him to go home because his son will live. Both Mary and the father are thus rewarded. The father realizes that his son began to recover at the very time Jesus said his word. Through miracles, Jesus reminds us that God is not deaf to human cries. But these are only reminders, not everyday occurrences. Pain and suffering have their purpose, and we believe that God can draw good things out of apparently evil situations. We learn from the things we suffer. What do you value most that came out from your difficulties and sufferings? Prayer: Lord Jesus, your love never fails and your mercy is unceasing. Give me the courage to surrender my stubborn pride, fear and doubts to your surpassing love, wisdom and knowledge. Make be strong in faith, persevering in hope, and constant in love. AMEN. (365 days with our Lord)
Posted on: Mon, 31 Mar 2014 01:05:00 +0000
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