Jesus began to reproach the towns where most of his mighty deeds had been done since they had not repented. “’Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the mighty deeds done in your midst had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would long ago have repented in sackcloth and ashes.’” Jesus did not do those ‘mighty deeds’ just to impress people, He did not perform miracles to show how powerful He was. Jesus was not a performer or a magician who only wanted to entertain people. Whatever He did was to change people’s hearts, to convert them, and to help them believe that He is truly the Son of God. However, today is no different; Jesus is present among us. He still performs miracles, He invites us to come to the Eucharist, He is present in the sacraments, in the scriptures, and in our beautiful liturgies. We are invited not only to be entertained by His word and by His power, but we are invited and called to true conversion. Jesus performs His mighty deeds to make us reflect, believe, and change.
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