“THERE IS SOMETHING GREATER THAN JONAH HERE.” LK 11:29-32
Humbly submit your will to God (Thy Will be done) and consecrate yourself to the Sacred Heart of Jesus through Mary and Joseph.
Prayer Prompt before reading LK 11:29-32: Come, Holy Spirit, teach me how to pray, interpret the Scriptures for me so that I may know the Truth about who God the Father and God the Son are so that I may know who I am.
Jesus continues to explain to the crowds gathered around him that He must die and rise to save us. The wisdom of Solomon was powerful, the preaching of repentance by Jonah to the Ninevites helped save a huge city, but Jesus teaches us today that He is God and through His death and resurrection He will set us free from our sin, conquer death, and defeat Satan.
Today, Jesus personally asks each one of us to stop searching in other places for peace, joy, happiness. He alone has the answers. He alone is enough. This is a part of every humans understanding of their existence and purpose. We are sinners who are fundamentally broken due to the Fall and we need a Savior. We do things we wished we didn’t and need to be forgiven. We experience guilt, shame, and embarrassment. We desire to be more like Jesus and care for others but often fall short.
Listen in prayer. Invite Him into your daily struggles, suffering, prayer, and joys. We are a distracted people and we look in all of the wrong places for happiness. God alone is pure joy, much greater than happiness. He alone gives us what our hearts long for, Himself. Love, Truth, purpose, a direction each day we wake. May He see our belief in Him by the way we treat others, in our prayer, and by fasting.
Today’s challenge: Stop searching for happiness in all of the wrong places. Christ alone gives us what we are looking for. Learn to be still and listen to Christ in your heart. “Ask and it shall be given to you, seek and you will find, knock and the door will be open to you.” MT 7:7
Be a servant, be a saint today!
#Christian YODO (You Only Die Once; We will live again!)
Jesus today flat out tells people that he is God, and that he has to die. The people have trouble believing this, and even his own disciples do not really know what he is telling them about being the messiah. He only wants what is best for us, and he wants us to believe in him. Despite being his students, the disciples are limited by human knowledge, and Jesus understands that. He still wants us to try to hear what he has to say though.
I think that God is trying to tell us that since this generation that we are in some things can be bad and they can tempt us with stuff like stuff online but some of the things on line is good and they can get you closer to God.
“THERE IS SOMETHING GREATER THAN JONAH HERE.” LK 11:29-32
In this Gospel, I believe Jesus is trying to tell us that as
Jonah was a role model for the people in his time. He
would also be a role model for his time and all the time to come.
Jesus is saying that he is always going to be there for us, happy times, sad times, and tough times. As it says in the reflection, “He alone has the answers. He alone is enough.” This stood out to me because Jesus is our key to happiness.
There is something here greater then Jonah. This means that Jesus is, Jesus will always be better than everyone in the world. Doing something you like, like playing sports is good but there is still more in Jesus to get out of then you will get out of playing sports. God is the center of all life and what we do on earth may be good but it may be bad but either way our ultimate purpose is to get back to Him in Heaven.
“This generation is an evil generation” this phrase is the one thing I need people to really understand. This phrase is the truth, our generation is evil with all those things we do in the world today. the Father,Son and Holy Spirit are the most important things to have faith in in this generation because if you don’t have these than you don’t have faith.
Today Jesus says “This generation is an evil generation it seeks a sign, but no sign will be given”. The sign they and we seek is a sign of worldly things and evil and sinful things but the only sign we need is Jesus for he is the way to eternal life
The gospel says our generation is evil. This is harsh but it’s true we need Jesus to save us. Jesus died on the cross for our sins and people still don’t believe he exists or believe that God is real. People are cruel and mean about Christianity and that’s not how it should be. Everyone should be preaching the gospel talking about how excited they are to go to heaven and see God.
we often search for pleasure in the wrong places. Jesus is the only way that we will be filled. Not material possessions, fame, or social status. we find pleasure in that for a bit but it only makes us long for more. Jesus will fill us
In the crowd people are demanding a sign. They want to know if this exists or not. Well us today, people want the exact truth instead of believing. But us Catholics don’t need a sign. Because we know he is there and is always there. During adoration for me I know he is there I just want to feel him, to know that he has rested within me. As I am resting in him. We are safe in him. Whenever we feel his presence we are filled with belief and hope that we are saved. A sign is for telling you this. Like a message. The Messenger of God which is the Holy spirit who will descend upon you and give you the knowledge. So let us ask God to give us his presence and a sign to know that we are in Him.
I think in today’s Gospel Jesus is trying to show people that he is the messiah not any of the prophets. Also I think that Jesus is showing us the flaws of humanity he says that this is an evil generation but no matter what generation he’s talking about its true humanity is always flawed and evil and we need to overcome that and be better than the rest of humanity as Catholics not by boasting that we pray or loudly saying how much we donate or fast but by being nice to those who aren’t nice back and by following all of the beatitudes and donating secretly and praying in secret. It’s like that one Gospel verse where Jesus is talking about how the people who loudly pray aren’t the ones getting the better reward later in that chapter it says to be so secretive in prayer that not even your left hand knows what your right hand is doing.
I think this scripture is talking about how Jesus is even greater than the past signs because Jesus is literally the sign, and people just have no idea that he is the son of man. It says that the generation of Ninevites will judge this greedy generation that was sent the son of man. I think that we are also kind of like the generation that was there when Jesus was on Earth. I think that our generation of humans could have the son of man on earth and not even realize it. Or they would believe someone else was the son of man. I think that we wouldn’t know if somebody was the son of man in the same way that they thought it would be someone worldly rich but he was spiritually rich. I think people now would just think that there was a homeless person on drugs and they would try to steer clear of him. There would be people that would recognize that it was him but not enough to spread the word. Or there would be because of the internet.
Jesus is saying that He will be the sign for that generation. Jesus is pure and holy and loving and we need to strive to be more like Him in our everyday lives. We should help the people around us and this is a good thing to do especially during lent. We need to always help those around us no matter who they are. Jesus helped the sinners and the people who were cast out away from society and rejected. Jesus didn’t let anything come between Him and those who needed Him. We should also be an example of this and follow in Jesus’s footsteps.
Something that I got out of this is that Jesus isn’t here just to make everyone happy, but to be nice to everyone, and some people might like him, and others might not.
Todays Daily Scripture talks Stop searching for happiness in all of the wrong places. Christ alone gives us what we are looking for and during lent we really need to think out this and grow our faith with him. He alone gives us what our hearts long for, Himself. Love, Truth, purpose, a direction each day we wake.
Listen in prayer and invite him to be with you. Jesus in the scriptures asks each one of us to stop searching in places for love, joy, peace, and happiness, but instead be with him. Every time at mass we receive him in the Eucharist, that is where he is and he wants to be with us.
when jesus recited this to the people they realized something during that time they had been full of greed and evils and they were terrified of the the lady from the ends of the earth.
“Today, Jesus personally asks each one of us to stop searching in other places for peace, joy, happiness. He alone has the answers. He alone is enough. ” Today Jesus is telling me to stop focusing on other things because you think they make you happy, but focus on Him. We get ourselves trapped in a place that we thought we could find happiness, but instead its leading us away from happiness. Soon enough or however long it will take you will figure out that there isn’t anything that can make you as happy than being with God. He died for us and did many other things yet to avoid Him. The more we avoid Him the worse our lives are going to get, but the closer you get to Him the more you life will be complete. Also just because you have gotten closer to Him doesn’t mean that your not going to get anything that wants to pull you down, but it means that no matter what you wont let that effect you and your love for God. He will help you if you just trust Him then He will be your way out of this earth. There is nothing more that we could ask for then to be happy right, so follow in His footsteps and trust Him for that should lead you to true happiness.
There was a crowd of people around Jesus. Some people really believed in Him, like His mom and the Twelve Apostles. Others didn’t believe and wanted more proof, a sign from Heaven. Jesus said He wouldn’t give them a flashy sign, but only the sign of Jonah. Jonah was swallowed by a whale and after three days came back. Jesus would also suffer, die, and rise after three days. He didn’t show Himself to everyone, but to those who already believed. The lesson is that faith is personal, not always about big signs. Real change starts inside our hearts, not outside. We should look at the cross and choose to follow Jesus. By doing this, we can find new life and change inside us. Pray for God’s help to follow Jesus this Lent.
“Listen in Prayer” to me this stands out because it shows that we have to listen to God, we can’t be the only ones talking, when we pray it has to be a conversation, a conversation between us and God. He will speak to us we just have to listen to what He is trying to say even if it doesn’t make sense at the moment, we have to trust Him.
We are sinners who are fundamentally broken due to the Fall and we need a Savior. This is a very nice reminder that we are not the ones that control our lives.
In today’s Gospel they talk about how there is a greater leader to come. He will be the greatest above them all and will come to judge our generation.
Jesus was telling me that he is allways with you and to stop trying to get joy and peace from Earthly things. God loves you even if you make a a mistake
This Scripture tells me that God alone is enough. This is very true, as he alone has the answers to everything we can even imagine. Which is why its calling me to invite Christ into my heart. My thoughts, my overall life.
“THERE IS SOMETHING GREATER THAN JONAH HERE.” LK 11:29-32.In todays Gospel he tells the people that their generation is evil.They look for a sign but will never get one.This reminds me to help others get back to Christ and to do the best I can in living my daily life with him included in it
In today’s Gospel, Jesus is saying that we don’t need a sign to be in love with Jesus. We should always love Him as He has loved us. He also says that He is the sign to His generation so everyone should love as He loves.
Jesus is saying that he is greater than all the prophets. He is also telling us that we often turn our backs to him when we should be turning to face him. He is saying we must repent for the sins we have committed; the times we brought ourselves away from him. We must make him the center of our lives.
It was telling me to bring God in my every day prayers and search for his will.
Today’s Jesus told me that this may be an evil generation. When I have to find the light or the good in it. We have to use our contentiousness to know what is good the only answer to that is God. We have to be the Jonas of our generation!
something that stuck with me when I read this is that it says “stop looking in other places for joy, happiness, and etc, go to me” which is 100% true because Some other things may give you temporarily joy and happiness but it wont be for eternal like our Lord and savior Jesus Christ who will always be there and loving us ready for whenever we want to go to him and we should go look for him instead of going for other things that only make us go farther away from him.
I think what God means is that temptation is something easy to fall into especially nowadays and we need to resist the urge to do what is wrong and think about Jesus and what he did for us and all he has saved us from. Jesus taking on our sins was the biggest sacrifice and for us to not treat him as if he did is unreasonable.
it seeks a sign, but no sign will be given it,¨ this stuck out to me beacuase I think God i strying to say that He wont just give you what you want you need to pray to him to not justa sk hi to do stuff for you but to build a relationship with him.
“This generation is an evil generation;
it seeks a sign, but no sign will be given it,”
I think Jesus was trying to say that our generation is sinful and ruined and not peaceful. He says the generation seeks a sign, but will not be given the sign so the generation will not find it. It will only find it once the generation believes in God and all that he does and has done before.
Jesus is greater than you think
This generation is an evil generation. This is so true, we need to be better people on this earth, God is yearning for us to become better people. One thing humans need to work on is Honesty, be truthful not just to other people, but to yourself.
“Christ alone gives us what we are looking for.” When we need anything, He is there to give it to us always. When were having trouble he gives us help. When we are sick He heals us. “Ask and it shall be given to you, seek and you will find, knock and the door will be open to you.” If you seek Him you will once find Him. When you knock on the door to the gates of Heaven He is going to be the one that opens the door. He loves us
In today’s Gospel Jesus said that our generation is ruined. There is sin all around us and hatred. We must all look up to God as a role model and be just like him. Like spreading the word of God. Or it could be a small thing like holding the door for someone or give someone a smile. One small thing can make a huge impact on a person’s day.
Humbly submit your will to God (Thy Will be done) and consecrate yourself to the Sacred Heart of Jesus through Mary and Joseph. What this means to me is that we need to reveal ourselves to God. When we give ourselves to God he will bless us and give us everything we need. He will also concentrate us.
Today in the Gospel, Jesus tells us that this generation is evil. In order for there to be peace, we need to believe in the Lord. We don’t know what is going to happen in 5 minutes, or tomorrow or the next 5 years! But what we do know is that God is all powerful. That is why our generation is evil. We don’t follow the Lord, or love Jesus! So, don’t be afraid to believe in Jesus.
a message God was telling me was hinting to me was, listen in prayer and invite him to be with you.
“This generation is an evil generation;
it seeks a sign, but no sign will be given it,”
I think Jesus is trying to tell us how our generations are starting to have smaller belief of him. In some parts of the world, people are growing but in other parts of the world, people are starting to not believe. Jesus days we seek a sign but no sign will be given it due to us not truly believing in God, and the holy spirit, ect… If we truly believe we can receive the sign of God, if you say you already truly believe have you seen the sign yet?
“THERE IS SOMETHING GREATER THAN JONAH HERE.” this is telling me that even though Jonah was great, God will always surpass him
Today I think its saying that you have to listen to Jesus. You can’t just ignore Him. He will just wait for you.
We live in a world full of temptations today. But if you reject those temptations then you will be closer to God!
I think Jesus is trying to reveal himself in this gospel passage. In the Bible Jesus tells us he is the way the truth and the light. Just like in this gospel passage he is trying to tell us that all we need in life is Him. We should invite him into our sis and joy because we should look to Him if we need something.
“This generation is an evil generation; it seeks a sign, but no sign will be given it” this stuck out to me because it shows we seek proof, but it won’t always be given to us. But we don’t need proof to believe, we need to trust.
I think it was trying to say that jonah was a role model like how other people can be role models even if there is something greater that they are getting you to
“This generation is an evil generation; it seeks a sign, but no sign will be given it, except the sign of Jonah. Just as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so will the Son of Man be to this generation.” Jesus says this in today’s Gospel. Our generation is called the Alpha Generation, because we are the first ones born in an almost fully digital era. Living like this can be fun and easy. But we need to learn how to balance it out an how to keep God and Heaven in the front of our minds.
The message I got from today’s gospel was that we need to look for Him instead of anything else. When he says that there is something greater than the wisdom of Solomon or the preaching of Jonah, I felt like he is saying that he is greater than those and we should look to Him in our times of need.
I think in the Gospel today God is telling us that Jesus shows us the way to holiness. Many people repented because of Jonah’s signs, and a lot more people will repent because of Jesus, because Jesus is more powerful than Jonah.
It was saying that this gen is too evil and she will come and condemn and we will either go to heaven or hell for eternity
“This generation is an evil generation” we live in an evil generation, and Jesus can be found in the center of our evil generation. “We desire to be more like Jesus and care for others but often fall short.” when you try your hardest to be like someone you will lose yourself God will always be found in the center of our lives.
I think that God is trying to tell us that since this generation that we are in some things can be bad and they can tempt us with stuff like stuff online but some of the things on line is good and they can get you closer to God.
The gospel says our generation is evil. This is harsh but it’s true we need Jesus to save us. Jesus died on the cross for our sins and people still don’t believe he exists or believe that God is real. People are cruel and mean about Christianity and that’s not how it should be. It was saying that this gen is too evil and she will come and condemn and we will either go to heaven or hell for eternity.
We need to stop trying to gain material things. We need to strive for love and peace with Jesus. Jesus loves us and wants us all to go to heaven. We can not take the material things with us so we should strive to be good people.
In today’s gospel, What stuck out to me was when Jesus said people seek a sign but no sign will be given. I think that we often think that we know how Jesus will speak to us and we expect a certain way but Jesus has all sorts of ways to to talk to us and we have to be open to everything.
In the scripture its telling us that Jesus is the sign, people don’t notice that he is the son of God and not just a normal man. Jesus isn’t just here to make us happy or try to make us do certain things but to let us know what is right and what is true.
In today’s gospel Jesus says he is the sign for the people. He means this as a way of saying he would die for us and that he will. He also said that that generation was an evil generation because of their lack of faith. They want signs so they can believe but we must believe without signs, which is having faith. This isn’t the only evil generation, there is an evil with every generation
“Just as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so will the Son of Man be to this generation” We need to look around us. God has given us many signs, some may be more blatant than others, a sign could be as big as moving the sun, to as small as a pebble in your way. There are signs all around us. These signs will lead us to heaven and away from evil. Look out for these signs and trust in God.
Jesus talks about how he is the sign for the generations. jesus is amazing he loves us even when we hurt him. he is th best we could have and he is our sign to do good.
What i got from this scripture is we are to self center and we need to look around and just take a step back and look to help others .
In today’s Gospel, Jesus says “This generation is an evil generation; it seeks a sign, but no sign will be given it.” This stuck out to me because it told me that we are expecting something from Jesus but giving him nothing in return.
“At the judgment the men of Nineveh will arise with this generation and condemn it, because at the preaching of Jonah they repented, and there is something greater than Jonah here.”. I think Jesus was trying to tell them he was the way. Unfortaly, they missed the point and didn’t realize it until it was too late.
“This generation is an evil generation”. This stuck out to me because, our generation is full of evil everywhere. It is hard to ignore it all and sometimes we even get caught up in it. But we have to find Jesus, we have to seek Jesus among all the evil. Jesus can be found in the center of all the bad, and we need to see it.
our generation doesn’t believe just off of faith, we want some sort of proof or something we can look up on our technology to tell us Jesus is real. But Jesus has given us many signs, like us being alive because if Jesus wasn’t real then we wouldn’t have free will or be living.
In today’s Gospel, Jesus says that “This generation is an evil generation”. What He means by this is that we think that looking at our screens is going to make us happy instead of looking at Jesus Himself. Jesus is the only thing that will make us happy. We don’t need devices to make us happy, but instead, we need Jesus to make us happy.
we often search for pleasure in the wrong places. Jesus is the only way that we will be filled. Not material possessions, fame, or social status. we find pleasure in that for a bit but it only makes us long for more. Jesus will fill us.
“This generation is an evil generation” We are in a generation where everything we do is surrounded by social media and lies. Jesus did on the cross for us and wants to save us so we need to start turning to him. So instead of spending our time on social media we need to start building a relationship with Jesus.
What I got from this is when Jesus said “I must die and rise again”. I took away that sometimes things must go bad in order for them to go better. For example, sometimes our faith can veer off the rightful path for a little while, but then it can get back on and be even better than before. It just takes time.
“and there is something greater than Solomon here” I believe when Jesus says this, He is referring to Himself. He is telling us straight up that He is greater than the prophets and forefathers that the Jews put so much importance on.
Jesus is trying to tell us that he is God and he will free us from sin and conquer death. He is the true happiness not money just him. We are all sinners who need a savior. That Savior is Jesus Christ.
“This generation is an evil generation.” This stuck out to me because there are always temptations. Especially in this world with the internet. We need to try to stay away from temptation and follow Christ which can be hard but He is so forgiving and we just have to always try our hardest.
“This generation is an evil generation it seeks a sign, but no sign will be given.” This stuck out to me because it mean that this generation is always expecting more than should be expected. We expect so much out of eachother and it shouldn’t be that way.
He is God and through His death and resurrection He will set us free from our sin, conquer death, and defeat Satan. It is crazy to think that God has walked one earth. He lived like we do and has to go through things that we have to go through in our daily life. He goes through the smallest and biggest things. He set us free from sin, opened the gates to heaven for us so we could see the Father.
“so that I may know the Truth about who God the Father and God the Son are so that I may know who I am.” stuck out to me because We need to pray more to learn about God and who we are.
“This generation is an evil generation; it seeks a sign, but no sign will be given it. This part of the gospel stuck out to me because it says that this generation is an evil one and we need a sign but no sign is given to us. This stuck out to me because I feel it also applys to now because with many different things in the world are evil and we need the good so we seek it though God.
Jesus continues to explain to the crowds gathered around him that He must die and rise to save us. The wisdom of Solomon was powerful, the preaching of repentance by Jonah to the Ninevites helped save a huge city, but Jesus teaches us today that He is God and through His death and resurrection He will set us free from our sin, conquer death, and defeat Satan.He did this for us so we can not waste it.
Life isn’t about what we gain on earth. Its about what (who) we believe in that will get us to heaven. We can’t save ourselves. We have to have Jesus come into our lives and bring us away from sin and save of from temptation and distress.
Why must we look everywhere for joy or happiness? It isn’t necessary. Our true happiness lies with God. He will always be with us no matter what is happening around us inside our minds and hearts. We were baptized so we can become children of God, but we aren’t spending our time with Him. Taking our time to pray to God will give us true happiness, unlike searching for it.
God is asking for us to look at the answer that is right in front of us, he is our true sense of happiness and pure joy. God has given us many many chances to come to him and stop trying to find love, support, and happiness from objects or areas because he truly will guide our way with open arms.
“Listen in Prayer” to me this stands out because it shows that we have to listen to God, we can’t be the only ones talking we need to realize that in every prayer we say, God is part of it. he is talking and responding and that’s why prayer can bring us so much comfort, because we know God is right there with us!!
“We desire to be more like Jesus and care for others but often fall short.” We want to be like God, and feel like we are doing God’s work. But we get too wrapped up in our society and what kind of person we have to be to fit in, rather what is really important. Serving God
What I think Jesus is trying to tell us is that there is a lot of things that can tempt us to do bad things in life, especially on social media. So with that we need to keep trying our best and not let things tempt us into doing wrong from right. Yes, there can be good and useful apps on social media so we need to stay on those apps instead of going to the bad apps, because social media is one of the things in our life that make us sin the most.
God is forgiving and when he saw the People of Nineveh had repented he took mercy on them and spared the city. When we realize we have done wrong we must recognize our mistakes and repent from our evil ways.
I think that the gospel is trying to tell us is that he is the key to success. He is the one that gives us joy happiness and life. We need God in our life and without him we are nothing. The only thing we need in life is him. So why don’t we praise him or go to mass once a week? Because of the same old excuse “I have plans that day”. Sometimes you might actually have plans but other times you just make a excuse so you don’t have to go. We are taking the same steps as Adam and Eve did when they ate the apple. We need to go to mass and speak with God and not mess around. If we all went to mass then we could all find peace within us. So we should take the steps to go to heaven and not take the elevator to hell. Do what God you want you to do and not what the devil wants you to do.
“This generation is an evil generation; it seeks a sign, but no sign will be given it.” Today this quote stuck out to me. Jesus tells us that our generation is evil, but we want a sign to do better. Sometimes we ask Jesus to give us a sign or give us something, but it will not be given to us because it is not God’s will for us. We have to be open to his will and we must actually try to do better when we ask for forgiveness. We can’t say we are sorry, but then don’t do anything to prove it. When we are sorry we will try our hardest to stop sinning and do our best.
Jesus is enough. He cares for us, he gives us happiness, and he loves us. What more could we ask from him. Jesus is forever going to be enough. Jesus will never stop loving us, he will never stop doing these things he does for us. He really cares about us.
“because at the preaching of Jonah they repented, and there is something greater than Jonah here.” Today, Jesus is condemning the people for looking for great signs when He is the sign. He compares them to the people of Ninevah, who repented when they heard Jonah’s teachings, but He is much greater and more powerful than Jonah, and yet the people around Him aren’t repenting. We are called to repent to the Lord. We don’t need great signs or physical things, but simply just understanding and faith that He is God, and He is there.
i think God is telling us that this genoration is evil. We need to overcome the evil thoughts and try to fight them with the help of jesus.
“Just as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so will the Son of Man be to this generation.” In the story of Jonah God sends him to tell the ninevites to repent. The city of Nineva is a very sinful city in the bible, and Jonah is scared to enter into the city. Jesus was similar to Jonah because he tells us to repent, just like John the Baptist did.
Jesus said they were evil, he also said this generation wants a sign but they aren’t going to get one for as Jonah was a single to the Ninevites so will the son of man be to this generation. Jonah was in the belly of a whale but after 3 days he got spit back out, like the son of man he will die but rise again on the third day.
To take this bible passage into more modern terms, I feel like Jesus is saying that there is something greater here on this earth for us than what we believe or who we believe to be great in this generation. There is greater faith within our reach. There is a greater love to be given and received. There is a God greater than us but still chose to die for us, the lesser people.
There is so much more to the lives we are living now. There’s so much more meaning to the things we do and say than we realize. I think if all of us really took time to just step back and try to put into perspective the greatness we should all be striving for, we’d be so intimidated. And I think that’s rational because we really can’t achieve it on our own. But that’s the thing, we don’t have to. We simply have to strive for the greatness that God has already achieved, the greatness that he is willing to boost us up into if we surrender to him.
The scripture is saying that if we turn away from evil and anything else that causes us to sin and instead turn to God, we will not be perished. During Lent, most people fast from things that they either do a lot or like. The fast gives us a chance to spend that time with God instead and to grow closer to Him without having distractions that take us away from God.
“This generation is an evil generation; it seeks a sign, but no sign will be given it” What I get from this is that people from our generation think that some sign will just suddenly be given to them to come to Christ. While that has probably happened to people before, what matters is if we want to come to Christ. If we don’t want to come to Christ then how is he just gonna enter the locked doors of our heart. We need to open up our hearts to Jesus and bring ourselves closer to him.
” Jesus personally asks each one of us to stop searching in other places”. This means to me that God is saying we are looking in the wrong places for love. We are getting distracted from what really matters.
Jesus was saying in the Gospel today that he will come to cleanse us just like Jonah did with the Ninevites.
In today’s Scripture Jesus is telling me that I have to stay away from that evil that is in the world. He will not be too happy if we go towards it. We always look for a away for him to be there with and we just have to believe in it.
“Ask and it shall be given to you, seek and you will find, knock and the door will be open to you.” MT 7:7. This stood out to me because the scripture is trying to tell me that if you ask for something you will be given it and if you knock on a door it will open.
What I think the Lord is trying to tell me is that every generation is evil that is why he came down to save us from sin and if he hadn’t came down to save us we would be living in a terrible place that is why when should be grateful for how much the Lord loves us and that he gave us loving parents
I think God is reminding me how powerful Jesus is. He predicted his death and rose from the dead. Jesus is the real Son of God.
God is the key to all life. Meaning that nothing could live or be sustained without him. When you think you have all you want but feel empty that emptiness needs Jesus.
The gospel is saying that you need to follow Jesus even though people will persecute you.
“it seeks a sign, but no sign will be given it, except the sign of Jonah.” This stood out to me because it made me realize I expect so much from something so little. Many things i expect a lot from but one thing that gives me A lot is Jesus. He is only truth and kindness and he guides you through tough times in life. He is all good and amazing.
What stood out to me in Today’s scripture is that Jesus asks us to stop searching in other places for peace. “He alone has the answers. He alone is enough.”
I think what the Gospel is trying to say is that this world can be filled with evil things but when we listen to God and follow in Him,we will find a peaceful life
God is telling us here that Jesus must die to fulfill his prophecy. He calls the generation evil. Jesus had to die for our sins so that he may rise again and open up Heaven for us. When Jesus says that there is something greater than Solomon, he refers to himself. Solomon cannot die and rise himself up to save our sins, but Jesus can. We must take a break from whatever is distracting us from God and spend time with Jesus. Jesus loves it when we spend time with him. We must follow the ways of Christ and teach others. We should also learn to be humble, for God is the most High, most powerful.
today in the gospel I think he is telling us I think it’s saying that we don’t need a sign to tell us that God is there we just have to believe it God is always going to be there for us and he will never stop loving us he is like oxygen we cant see him but we know he is there and we can feel him when we recieve the Eucharist
he is trying to tell me our generation is evil with all the worldly things like social media is changing us it is making us go farther from Jesus and he is just saying we need to pay attention to Jesus because he did all of this just for us not to praise him so I feel like we should pray more often then play on your phone because Jesus died for us he gave us everything so now its our turn to give back and help out with stuff in the church like donating money and just do anything because he died for us and loved us no matter what we did.
“Jesus personally asks each one of us to stop searching in other places for peace, joy, happiness. He alone has the answers. He alone is enough.” We tend to look in the wrong places for happiness, peace, or joy, but its right infront of us, Jesus is enough. I also like the line “We are sinners who are fundamentally broken due to the Fall and we need a Savior.”, because it describes us and what we acually need.
This scripture is saying that God can do anything He wants and He is more powerful than any one of us. We need to obey Him and turn away from evil or there will be a bad outcome. All we can do is believe in what God tells us and listen to what He tells us to do so that we can get into heaven.
This scripture reflection is telling me that Jesus is our true direction, that there is nothing greater than him and his love. He wants us to fully grasp how much he truly loves us.
Jesus is trying to tell me that trust in him and he shall set me free from sin. We don’t know what will happen next in our life but what we do know is that he is all powerful and he will protect us from harm. Jesus Died on the cross for us and we need to turn to him.