Today’s Gospel speaks of incredible signs and miracles that Jesus’ Apostles will be able to perform, through His power, to bring more hearts to God. Sometimes when I read verses like this I question why such obvious miracles happened during that time, but never seem to happen now. Then I remember that Jesus also told us “for everything there is a time,” which makes me imagine what some of the miracles during the Apostles’ time might look like today.
They drive out demons; we offer support for someone who fights mental illness.
They speak in new languages; we find a style of communication that helps us speak kindly to a person we always disagree with.
They pick up serpents with their hands; we hug the woman who had an abortion, and remind her of God’s love for her.
They drink something deadly and it will not harm them; we share a non-appetizing meal with the homeless people at the soup kitchen.
They lay hands on the sick and they recover; we hold the hand of a dying man who gives his heart to Jesus in his final moments.
We can still witness today the same miracles that the Apostles did back then, because although this world changes every minute, Jesus never does. It might seem different to heal a sick person, or to make the blind see, but when we look at the current world through the unchanging eyes of Christ, we can see His miracles and His goodness in every moment.
El Evangelio de hoy habla de señales y milagros increíbles que los apóstoles de Jesús van a poder realizar, a través de su divino poder, para acercar más corazones a Dios. A veces, cuando leo versículos como este, me pregunto por qué ocurrieron milagros tan obvios en aquella época, pero no parecen suceder ahora. Luego me acuerdo que Jesús también nos dijo que para todo hay un momento, lo que me hace imaginar cómo serían hoy algunos de los milagros de la época de los apóstoles.
Ellos expulsaban demonios; nosotros ofrecemos apoyo a quienes luchan contra una enfermedad mental.
Ellos hablaban en lenguas; nosotros encontramos una forma de comunicación que nos permite hablar con amabilidad a una persona con la que siempre discutimos.
Ellos tomaban serpientes con las manos; nosotros abrazamos a la mujer que ha abortado y le recordamos el amor de Dios por ella.
Ellos bebían algo mortal y no les hacía daño; nosotros compartimos una comida sencilla con las personas sin hogar en el comedor social.
Ellos imponían las manos sobre los enfermos y estos se recuperaban; nosotros sostenemos la mano de un moribundo que entrega su corazón a Jesús en sus últimos momentos.
Todavía hoy podemos ser testigos de los mismos milagros que los apóstoles presenciaron en ese entonces, porque aunque este mundo cambia a cada instante, Jesús nunca cambia. Puede parecer diferente sanar a un enfermo o hacer que un ciego vea, pero cuando miramos el mundo actual con la mirada inmutable de Cristo, podemos ver sus milagros y su bondad en cada momento.
Lily is a Michigan native and cradle Catholic who has spent most of her life exploring her own reasons to embrace her faith fully. She attended Franciscan University of Steubenville, where she discovered the beauty of her personal relationship with Christ and the Church. After college, she worked in Montessori Education for three years and recently transitioned to nannying. She was recently married and spends most of her time reading, and enjoying her dog and family!
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