Monday of the Twenty-eighth Week in Ordinary Time
Luke 11:29-32
Privilege comes with responsibility

In today’s Gospel, the crowd asks Jesus for a sign, something spectacular to prove He is truly sent by God. But Jesus reminds them that the greatest sign is standing right before them: He Himself is God’s gift and revelation. Like the Ninevites who recognized God’s voice through Jonah, and the Queen of Sheba who sought wisdom from Solomon, the people were being invited to recognize and respond to God’s presence in Jesus. Yet many failed to see Him for who He was.

This passage is a sober reminder that privilege always comes with responsibility. The people of Jesus’ time had the extraordinary privilege of seeing and hearing Him directly, but their refusal to accept Him became their condemnation. The same lesson applies to us today.

We have two great privileges as Christians. First, the Word of God—the Bible. It is easy to forget how much it cost to place Scripture into our hands. Saints like Wycliffe and Tyndale gave their lives to make God’s word accessible to ordinary people. Today, we can own a Bible freely, yet how often do we allow it to gather dust? A book that costs so much deserves more than to be unread.

Second, we have the freedom to worship. Many before us shed their blood for this right. Yet, tragically, some use that freedom to neglect worship altogether. Freedom is not a license for indifference—it is a responsibility to give God the honour He deserves.

If we possess Christ, His Word, and His Church, then we are heirs of the greatest treasures of God. But with these gifts comes the challenge: will we truly live them, or take them for granted?

Let us recognise Jesus as the sign of God’s love today—and respond with faith, gratitude, and fidelity.

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