Do we prevail over others—or avail ourselves to others?
Pope St. John Paul II reminded us: “Do not be content to live a mediocre Christian life: walk with determination along the path of holiness.”
Something greater than Solomon and Jonah is here.
Like the people in today’s Gospel, we too may look for signs. Yet, Jesus Himself is the sign—the very signature of God’s love for this generation.
The “evil generation” Jesus refers to is not marked merely by moral corruption but by spiritual blindness and resistance to the Word of God. The crowd demanded signs, but Jesus pointed to Himself as the living sign, using Jonah as a prefigure of His mission.
Jonah preached repentance, and the people of Nineveh listened and turned back to God. The Queen of Sheba journeyed from afar to hear Solomon’s wisdom—representing those outside Israel who sought the light of truth.
But Jesus declares, “Something greater than Jonah, something greater than Solomon, is here.” The true sign is not a spectacle or miracle—it is Christ Himself: His life, His cross, His resurrection, and His call to repentance.
Having received the Word and experienced the light of truth through the Sacraments, we are invited to respond—not partially, but wholeheartedly. Too often, we remain lukewarm, procrastinating our conversion. We may have repented, but have we truly responded?
Let us not be passive recipients but living witnesses—following the example of St. Paul, who made himself a servant of Christ for the sake of others.
May we, too, avail ourselves to the Lord and to one another, rather than strive to prevail over them.
Have a peaceful and Spirit-filled day.