Homily for Friday of the 29th Week in Ordinary Time

Weather is often the topic of conversation. The Galileans of Jesus’ time were also very much aware of the weather. They knew what weather they could expect from the direction of the wind and could read the signs in the sky.

Nonetheless, as Jesus told them in today’s Gospel passage, they could not read signs of the times in which they were living; they failed to recognize that God was moving among them in a particular way in the words and actions of Jesus.

We, too, can be good at forecasting the weather but not so good at recognizing the presence of the LORD in our daily lives. Jesus promised to be with us always, and the signs of His presence can be subtle, but it is authentic.

Let us pray that we may have a better spiritual insight and a better sense of the presence of the LORD in our daily lives.