Romans 1:1-7 / Luke 11:29-32
Most of us have an ordinary memory and we can remember the important things in life.
And there are some people who have an extraordinary memory, like a photographic memory or some kind of “elephant memory”.
But whatever kind of memory we may have, we are also selective in what we want to remember.
We want to remember the good things of life, our success and our achievements.
We try to avoid remembering our failures and embarrassments.
And although we remember our commitments and obligations, we don’t think too much about them, and we may even forget them at times.
In the 1st reading, St. Paul reminds the Christian community in Rome to remember their call to faith.
They are called to be saints, called to holiness, because of their belief in Jesus Christ who is the holiness of God.
In the gospel, the people asked for a sign from Jesus to show who He is from God.
Jesus stated two events that made the people remember that even the pagans believed in God.
The people seemed to have forgotten, or didn’t want to remember, that pagans believed when God revealed Himself to them.
May we always remember that it is God who called us to faith.
May we also remember that it is by our lives of holiness that God will reveal Himself to the pagans.