Br. Vincent Mary Bernhard, O.P., on Our Need for Signs

"'If only Jesus would give me a sign right now, then I would believe.' We have all heard people make these exclamations and, if we are honest with ourselves, we sometimes find ourselves saying the same thing. 

"We need signs. 'Unless you people see signs and wonders,' says our Lord, 'you will not believe' (Jn 4:48). An ancient principle says that human beings identify what a living thing is by what it does; this is a natural aspect of the human experience. For instance, we know a creature to be a bird because it does bird-like things. Jesus, the Word through whom all things were made, knows full well how we operate. While among us, he filled his ministry with miraculous signs and wonders, bringing people to faith in his divinity. Forgiving sins, healing the sick, and raising the dead are divine actions. Jesus, acting like God, did these things to show that he is, in fact, God."

In a recent commentary, Brother Vincent Mary Bernhard, O.P., reflected on our need for signs to help our unbelief.

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Dominicana: Help My Unbelief (1 APR 19)