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Thoughts from the Lectionary: The Twenty First Sunday after Trinity

From the Gospel Lesson: St. John 4:46 – 54

Here we note a certain nobleman (likely a royal officer under Herod) has traveled from his home in Capernaum near the Sea of Galilee to Cana which was in the hills around 15 to 20 miles to the southwest. Having heard that Jesus was ministering there, he has traveled for the purpose of having Jesus come down to his home and heal his son who was seriously ill. Once there he finds Jesus and asks Him to come down. Christ here says something that on the surface appears chiding, and to an extent perhaps it is. He says that people won’t believe unless they see a miraculous sign. The man then again entreats Jesus to come down and heal his son. Christ then tells the man to go home and that his son is healed. The scriptures tell us here that the man believed in Christ’s power and, taking Jesus at his word, headed for home. He TRUSTED and OBEYED. As he was nearing his home some of his servants approached him and told him that his son was healed. As soon as he heard this he inquired at what time the healing occurred to which his servants replied that it was around 1:00PM the previous day. The nobleman, realizing that this was the exact time Jesus had pronounced his son’s healing, has his faith confirmed and his entire household believed in the power of Christ.

Today do we not tend to be as skeptical as the people Jesus admonished in this passage? Christ has said elsewhere in scripture that a wicked people seek after signs. Now as then our attitude tends to be one of, “I’ll believe it when I see it.” But in this passage we see a man who takes Jesus at His word. He trusts Jesus to the saving of his son and not only that, the saving of his entire household. He didn’t have to see the results immediately to believe Jesus would heal his son. He placed his faith and trust in what Christ had said.

May we, as the nobleman, TRUST and OBEY.n.

Blessings,

Fr. Duane+