Since therefore we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the divinity is like an image fashioned from gold, silver, or stone by human art and imagination.
God has overlooked the times of ignorance, but now he demands that all people everywhere repent
because he has established a day on which he will ‘judge the world with justice’ through a man he has appointed, and he has provided confirmation for all by raising him from the dead.” (Acts 17:29-31 NABRE)
These words of Saint Paul to the people in the Areopagus in Athens, in particular his talk of resurrection, caused some to scoff and others to believe. Isn't it just the same today? Something in our nature makes us doubt what is true regardless of the evidence presented. We have a difficult time trusting evidence that challenges us, or the source of it.
God understands our nature and asks us to take what we'd call a leap of faith. Once we do, the confirmation of Jesus' resurrection becomes the centerpiece of many demonstrations of God's real presence in our world. Some demonstrations are recounted for us in the Bible. But for us, who are called to believe without seeing, personal confirmations become visible to us in our own lives.
When we talk of "blessings" or "being blessed" we are recognizing, however indirectly, that God is in control. If we can hold to this basic truth of God and open our heart to the idea of service to others, we can hear his Word as a believer rather than a scoffer.
Today, on this Wednesday of the Sixth Week of Easter, I will pray for trust in Jesus, for world peace, and for an end to the many injustices done each day in the name of God.
Our Lady of Fatima, who called believers to pray for peace, for sinners, and for conversions, pray for us.
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