Friday, April 19, 2024

The Pharisees ask Jesus for a sign from heaven to test him

The Pharisees ask Jesus for a sign from heaven to test him
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Francesc Badia
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Monday of the Sixth Week in Ordinary Time
Gospel text
Mk 8:11-13
The Pharisees came forward and began to argue with him, seeking from him a sign from heaven to test him.
Gospel's Commentary
Today we witness more arguments. Jesus does not want to argue: rather, it is we who argue with God. Yet again we see how the Pharisees tempt Jesus: they ask him to perform miracles. However, when they have seen the miracles of the young Master they say He is possessed by the Evil one… they are truly hard to understand these Pharisees! -They are insistent, this lot! Is perhaps this the way we are supposed to treat God our Lord? Who is the God: He, the One and only, or are we? Because at times, it seems that we look down at God as if He were a “cute wizard”.

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