Blessed Are The Believers

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 Luke 7: 18b-23

Jesus and John the Baptist

¹⁸ John’s disciples told him about all these things. Calling two of them, ¹⁹ he sent them to the Lord to ask, “Are you the one who is to come, or should we expect someone else?”

²⁰ When the men came to Jesus, they said, “John the Baptist sent us to you to ask, ‘Are you the one who is to come, or should we expect someone else?’”

²¹ At that very time Jesus cured many who had diseases, sicknesses and evil spirits, and gave sight to many who were blind. ²² So he replied to the messengers, “Go back and report to John what you have seen and heard: The blind receive sight, the lame walk, those who have leprosy are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is proclaimed to the poor. ²³ Blessed is anyone who does not stumble on account of me.”

Life takes us down twisted paths where doubts often arise.  We want the truth, we want to do our best so we ask questions and seek answers, not unlike the disciples of John the Baptist. Like them also, we might look at our past and even at recent events in our lives and see that God has been and is there all the time, but we have let our doubts and questions blind us.  Again and again, the call is to focus on Jesus and hear him say, "Blessed is anyone who does not stumble on account of me." Or, simply, "Blessed are the believers."

Bro. Rene

Almighty and ever living God, just like our ancestors in faith, we too can find ourselves doubting you and your designs. We pray for the grace to see the world around us through the eyes of faith and to recognize your presence which is the source of all that is good. We ask this through Christ our Lord, Amen.

Br. James Walters, C.S.C.