Monday of the Fourth Week
As I remember the journey we have taken as a community over the last twelve months and reflect on today’s readings, I see in them a breath of fresh air and an assurance of good things to come. The readings are infused with an unrelenting optimism about the promise of the future. And the best thing is that we don’t have to wait to embrace that positive attitude.
Isaiah says that “there shall always be rejoicing and happiness in what I create.” What God has created surrounds us all the time—and as we muddle through the end of winter and squish into the spring, we have an opportunity to watch God’s power as the natural world re-awakens all around us. As we approach the vernal equinox, our lives are tipping toward the light and our mourning may change into dancing with the dawn of each new day. The Lord provides for our rescue through our own faith.
John’s Gospel continues to advance the idea of the need for us all to have faith, to believe. The royal official in the story believes that Jesus might save his child. Jesus cautions him saying that “Unless you people see signs and wonders, you will not believe.” But the official does believe and returns to find his son cured. We too, are challenged to put our faith in God and all His glory and to set aside our desire for a sign or proof of God.
Lord, help me to see beyond the challenges and setbacks I have encountered recently and to look with renewed hope and optimism toward the glory and the promise of the next moment.
John Devlin, Professor of Fine Arts, Theatre
Psalm 30:2, 4-6, 11-12a, 13b
Gospel: John 4:43-54
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