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Blessed is he who does not lose faith in Him (Mt 11:6)

In this Sunday’s Gospel reading (Mt 11:2-11), Jesus says something rather astonishing about John the Baptist. He says, of all the children born of women, a greater than John the Baptist has never been seen. And yet, even John had his weaknesses; even John had moments of doubt. The very man who had seen the Spirit descend on Jesus, and had baptized him was no longer sure if he was the Christ.

How could Jesus be the Christ in the face of so much evil; how could He be the Christ if he had left John in prison? Jesus sends a seven statement answer to John:
  1. The blind see
  2. The lame walk
  3. Lepers are cleansed
  4. The deaf hear
  5. The dead are raised
  6. Good news is preached to the poor
  7. Blessed is he who does not lose faith in him
The seven statements suggest that Jesus’ work is perfect. He has not left anything undone. Just as God created the world in six days and blessed the seventh day, John is invited by Jesus not to lose faith in him. It is through faith in Jesus that the perfection of God’s work is revealed. It is only through faith that you are able to see the hand of God perfectly at work in your life!

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