“This generation is an evil generation; it seeks a sign, but no sign will be given it except the sign of Jonah” Luke 11:29

Today’s Gospel reading from Luke is all about the demands of people who constantly seek a sign from God so that they can “believe.” It reminds me of all the excitement you see on TV and the Internet when someone displays an object that they say shows the face of Jesus or any other religious figure. The world goes wild over these things. So it begs the question: Why are we people constantly demanding a sign? How often do we ask for external confirmation or proof that God is near? The crowd in the Gospel had the Lord right in their very midst yet completely missed that reality. We know from Jonah’s story that God sent him to warn the Ninevites that their sinful ways would lead to destruction under God’s judgment. They “heard” and repented. Jesus knows the crowd has heard of his wondrous deeds but still chooses not to believe. We must be alert and attentive as Jesus closes his remarks with a warning, “There is something greater than Jonah here.”

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