Wednesday of Judica 2018

As we read the Gospels, we become more and more acquainted with the false piety of the Jews.  So often they say and do things that look like they believe.  They make us think that maybe we give them too much of a hard time.  Today’s Gospel is a perfect example.  They come to Jesus and seem to be eagerly in search of the promised Messiah, wrestling with questions if Jesus really is the promised Christ.  They seem like they’re looking for a place to put their faith, one in whom they can believe.  The problem is that Jesus has given them more than enough proof.  He is by no means vague.  He does things only God can do: He heals men and women of various diseases and maladies, He preaches with the authority and power of God, and He forgives sins.  He performs other miracles.  He uses God’s personal Name, I AM, for Himself.  Though the Jews beg Jesus, “tell us plainly,” He has confessed quite plainly, by word and deed, who He is and from Whom He comes.

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