So many people have difficulty accepting the Word of God as valid - real - unless they are accompanied by - Signs and Wonders. Too many fail to accept Holy Scripture based solely on reading - hearing it proclaimed. All too often we hear - yes - I heard - but I doubt it is real. Just because it is written on paper - appears in Holy Scripture - does not make it real. For some - not real - unless some supernatural event accompanies the Word. Although the Bible is filled with miracles - we often hear - but that was back then - at the time of Jesus - never hear that these still happen in our time. Sadly - this is a modern day myth perpetuated even by some clergy. For those who are more open to the promptings of the Holy Spirit - miracles - signs - wonders - seen very frequently. What many claim to be coincidences - over looked natural occurrences - really are modern day miracles. For those who close their eyes to the signs around them - missing out on special blessings God sends every day.
Camino Sign Post - Northern Spain
When my wife and I walked the Camino de Santiago Pilgrimage route in Spain - our eyes focused not only on the goal at the end - also on Camino sign posts - pointing the correct path to follow. Most noticeable - concrete pillars like the one above - the historical sun shaped arrow with radiating rays - the modern arrow - always in yellow - on pillars - painted on walls - roadways - directing us on the Way. Jesus very often pointed people in His day to the Way - not with yellow arrows - rather by using the miracles He performed. Through numerous signs - wonders - Jesus got the peoples' attention - stopped them in their tracks - made them rethink things they thought they knew - corrected errors taught by others. Even now in this day - in this Lent - Jesus constantly pointing us in the right direction - along the correct path - to His Father - to Holiness. Blessed are we who see - believe - His Signs - Wonders.
Deacon Dale
