Monday of Week 16 Year A By Tobe Eze

Monday of Week 16 Year A

First Reading:

Exodus 14:5-18

Gospel:

Matthew 12:38-42

THEME: SEE THE LORD BEFORE US.

In the first reading, the Israelites were faced with the Red sea and the great warriors of Egypt and these clouded them with fear and they could not see God working for them. They asked Moses if there were no graves in Egypt where they would be buried. Moses saw God in their situation and he proclaimed before them that the Egyptians you see today, you shall see them no more. In the gospel, some Pharisees who did not see Jesus as God in their midst were asking for sign from him for them to believe in him. But Jesus told them, there will be no sign for this generation.

Moses saw God before him and he saved them. The people of Nineveh saw God in Jonah and repented and Queen of Sheba saw wisdom in Solomon and traveled from a far place to witness it and what is higher than Solomon is here with us. Let us as they did today see the Lord who is standing to save us. Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament is greater than all we can think of. He is our God and he is ever ready to save us if only we can recognize him as Moses, the people of Nineveh and Queen of Sheba. Thanks.