As a toddler, and even as a child, each one of us had to learn how to get along in the world. We had to learn how to recognize signs of welcome, signs of danger, how to react to anxious situations and how to know when we could relax and just have fun. For most of us, by the time we get to adulthood, these learned behaviours are second nature. We act and react without any thought being expended.
When Jesus was asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come (cf Lk 17:20), he took the opportunity to teach them how to read the signs. It was as though he was teaching them to look beyond the visible world and to learn a new way of inter-relating: The kingdom of God is already among you (Lk 17:21).
Today, let us ask the Lord to teach us how to look at life through the eyes of faith so that we can learn to see in a different way, so that we can begin to look for the signs of God's presence all around us.
Have a great day.
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