Meditation Minute

My Dearest Brothers and Sisters in Christ:

“Are you the one who is to come, or should we look for another?”

Gospel Reading: Luke 7:18b-23

At that time, John summoned two of his disciples and sent them to the Lord to ask, “Are you the one who is to come, or should we look for another?” When the men came to the Lord, they said, “John the Baptist has sent us to you to ask, ‘Are you the one who is to come, or should we look for another?’” At that time Jesus cured many of their diseases, sufferings, and evil spirits; he also granted sight to many who were blind. And Jesus said to them in reply, “Go and tell John what you have seen and heard: the blind regain their sight, the lame walk, lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, the poor have the good news proclaimed to them. And blessed is the one who takes no offense at me.”

Today’s Gospel reading presents us with a rather interesting encounter with Christ. John the Baptist sends two if his disciples to as Jesus if He is the Messiah. When asked, Jesus could have simply answered the question, but instead He says, “Go and tell John what you have seen and heard: the blind regain their sight, the lame walk, lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, the poor have the good news proclaimed to them.” So why does he answer the question like this? It’s simple – seeing is believing. Christ knows that being a witness to the signs is a much better testimony to His arrival than anything else. They witnessed Him curing the sick and giving sight to the blind. Do they not believe what they have seen with their own eyes. Are they blind to His miracles or deaf to His words. He gave life to the dead. He tells them to take this back to John as the answer to his question. During Advent, we too are asked to testify to His majesty. We must be a witness to Christ and testify that He is the Messiah.

A Simple Prayer

Lord Jesus, Open my eyes and my ears so that I may know you.

By your words, we know that you are the Messiah who freed us from our sins.

Yours in Christ

Michael Marcon