Wonders or super natural happenings: they attract every human being. Almost all of us will ask some questions like
“how it happens?”, “how can it happen?”…
We name many such happenings in our lives as “wonders” or “miracles” too.
For Example if some one who was seriously sick gets healed and starts a normal life or if some one changes his/her attitudes and behaviour all on a sudden or if some unexpected things happen, then we categorize them all as “wonder/ miracle”.
Last week I read two such news from India.
From Delhi it was reported that,
Tears of blood rolled down the statue of Mother Mary.
Also there was news from Mumbai that “a crucifix was sweating”.
In both cases, people were coming to these places without any control at all.
We hear much news on such unnatural incidents.
And we see people gather there to watch them:
some come under faith and some other just to dispute.
I was trying to say that, where there some unnatural things happen, people gather automatically and speak and spread them as “miracle”.
It is a truth that many of such “miracles” have very small span of existence.
The Gospel too describes some miracles- which are more genuine and have authority. Because, the performer of these wonders is the Son of God himself. We notice that Jesus gets more audience, because of his wonders.
These happenings attract them as they are unnatural – these are wonders for those who have faith in Jesus.
Some of the actions of Jesus are reminding them of their old prophets.
In that manner Jesus is considered as a prophet or even as a reincarnated prophet. There were some others, who were expecting a ‘messiah’ who will free them politically; they felt in Jesus their political idol who could free them from their long slavery and also provide them a joyous and effortless life. And these people are trying to make him King of Israel…such are the people gathered around Jesus…
But Jesus is doing the miracles with some special intention.
He wanted to get people around him, not for his fame or position or power, but to proclaim the goodness of God, greatness and authority of God.
His aim was to raise their hunger and thirst for justice and peace;
faith and goodness and such human and divine values.
And the ultimate goal Jesus had was the change of their lives and life styles.
Yes, the healings, the feeding of the hungry, the rising of the dead…
all such wonders of Jesus in the Gospel had only one aim.
To draw these people – also me and you- to the faith and power of God.
The next step of this faith is some thing great: any one who lives according to this faith will be the living sign and wonder of God.
That means Jesus wants us to return to our original nature.
Then we are all created in the image of God.
This is the life filled with the Divine Grace and authority.
This is the life in the Kingdom of God.
Wonders and signs are not for miracles sake;
they are to change us and keep as the children of God.
We can work wonders from our human level.
As the children of God we have the authority and mission to do small wonders in our life.
We can perform them by helping the needy; by feeding the hungry;
by being merciful to others…Yes there are so many ways to work wonders and proclaim the divine love towards the world.
Yes, we can be the wonders of God by realizing and acting according to the will and glory of God.
My friends,
Jesus’ wonders have such greater inner meanings and applications in our daily life. Let us make use of our time and opportunities of our lives to be the Wonders and Signs of God.
God Bless us all to be his living wonders. Amen!
--Fr Thomas Kalathil
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