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In the Gospel of Luke, Jesus addresses the crowd's demand for a sign, emphasizing that the only sign to be given is that of Jonah, who preached repentance to the Ninevites. Despite being greater than Jonah, the people failed to recognize Jesus as the liberating force they sought. The reflection encourages believers to trust in God's timing and the way He answers prayers, which may differ from their expectations.

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Daylight - Ash Wednesday

In the Gospel of Luke, Jesus addresses the crowd's demand for a sign, emphasizing that the only sign to be given is that of Jonah, who preached repentance to the Ninevites. Despite being greater than Jonah, the people failed to recognize Jesus as the liberating force they sought. The reflection encourages believers to trust in God's timing and the way He answers prayers, which may differ from their expectations.

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DAYLIGHT - DAILY MEN OF LIGHT REFLECTION

February 21, 2018


Wednesday of the First Week in Lent
Gospel: Luke 11: 29 to 32
Sharer: Atty. Bong Roque

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Gospel:

The Demand for a sign.


While still more people gathered in the crowd, Jesus said to them, “This generation is an evil
generation; it seeks a sign, but no sign will be given it, except the sign of Jonah. Just as
Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so will the Son of Man be to this generation. At the
judgment the queen of the south will rise with the men of this generation and she will
condemn them, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of
Solomon, and there is something greater than Solomon here. At the judgment the men of
Nineveh will arise with this generation and condemn it, because at the preaching of Jonah
they repented, and there is something greater than Jonah here.”

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Gospel summary:

Jesus introduced Himself to the people as the One sent by God by Father. Yet, the people
refused to believe Him, and even asked for a sign that He, indeed, was God-sent to liberate
them. Jesus invited them to recall how the Ninevites turned from their evil ways, after Jonah
preached about repentance to them. Unfortunately, even if Jesus was “greater than Jonah”,
the people did not see Him as the political force that would free them from their conquerors.

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Going deeper: Meaning of the phrase “sign of Jonah:

The “sign of Jonah” in Luke is the preaching of the need for repentance by a prophet who
comes from afar. It comes from the first reading, taken from Jonah 3: 1 to 10. Part of it says:

Jonah began his journey through the city… announcing, "Forty days more and Nineveh shall
be destroyed."

When the people of Nineveh heard this, “they proclaimed a fast and all of them, great and
small, put on sackcloth.” The King of Nineveh decreed: “None of you or your animals may eat
or drink a thing. Each of you must wear sackcloth, and you must even put sackcloth on your
animals. You must also pray to the LORD God with all your heart and stop being sinful and
cruel. Maybe God will change his mind and have mercy on us, so we won’t be destroyed."

“When God saw by their actions how they turned from their evil way, he repented of the evil
that he had threatened to do to them; he did not carry it out” (Jonah 3: 10).
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Reflect:
When we pray, we often have a set of expectations on how God will answer our prayers. At
times, however, God answers our prayers differently. Just the same, we can be sure that
God answers in His own perfect way and in His own perfect time—way better than what we
had in mind. Aren’t you glad that God answers the prayer we ought to have made rather than
the prayer we did make?

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