Our quest for signs & occasions of sin

The Lord Is My Chef Daily Recipe for the Soul by Fr. Nicanor F. Lalog II
Monday, Sixth Week in Ordinary Time, Year I, 17 February 2025
Genesis 4:1-15, 25     <*((((><  +  ><))))*>     Mark 8:11-13

How interesting are your words
today, O God our loving Father,
of how Cain like the Pharisees
came to Abel to "discuss" about 
something as a pretext before
killing him; the Pharisees went to
Jesus to argue with him 
and asked him for a sign
from heaven to test him.

How funny and insane,
dear Father,
how much time we spend
just to discuss
and argue things
about you
and your ways,
asking for many signs
just for us to believe
you; how unfortunate,
our quest for signs
has often led us to sin,
to more divisions
and separations,
more lies
and more hate
because
we have too much self.

Forgive us, Father.
Teach us to offer
you a sacrifice of praise
as the psalmist
sings today
by "doing well,
holding up our heads"
(Genesis 4:7)
giving our best to
listen to you,
to seek you,
and follow you.
Amen.