Two things this morning.
First, the gospel.
Jesus tells the crowd gathered at his feet that, "there is something greater than Jonah here."
What makes Jesus greater?
Beyond the obvious, Jesus being the Son of God, the one who brings the gift of salvation to the world.
Jesus, if we follow him around in the gospel, we discover something we don't see in Jonah.
Jonah the prophet was reluctant. Jonah was hesitant. He was concerned with himself, what he thought should be done, how he thought he should act.
Jesus is never hesitant, never reluctant. Jesus creates space for God in himself by quick obedience, quickly responding to the will and rising when the time arrived.
It is this creating space so quickly that sets Jesus apart.
The one thing that love needs above all else is space to grow. Jesus in small quick acts of obedience to the will of the Father creates space for love to increase, to grow. This is why Jesus has such a magnanimous heart, so generous in giving.
Unlike Jonah he does not hesitate in take the opportunity before him to respond with diligence and determination to create space for love.
As St. Paul reminds us through Jesus we have received "the grace of apostleship, to bring about the obedience of faith," to create space for true love to grow here on earth in the human heart.
May we create space for love today.
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