Monday 23rd July, 2012
St Bridget of Sweden. Micah 6:1–4, 6–8. To the upright I will show the saving power of God—Ps 49(50):5–6, 8–9, 16–17, 21, 23. Matthew 12:38–42.

  
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This is what the Lord asks of you—to act justly, to love tenderly and to walk humbly with your God.

This is the way Jesus behaved throughout his life among us and the way we are called to follow. How frustrating it must have been for him when faced with the arrogant blindness of his critics. When asking for more signs from Jesus, how could they fail to see all he was already doing among their countrymen?

Jesus’ wisdom far superseded the wisdom of Solomon, but was often expressed in ways the simple people of Israel readily understood. How often do we think words and actions must be complicated to be accepted as important? It is so often that simple is best.