A miracle is a surprising and welcome event. It is God’s love being physically manifested in our everyday lives. In this well-known scene from the Gospel of John, Jesus grants Thomas the sign he needs to believe. In the verse following this passage, John tells us that “Jesus did many other miracles in the presence of his disciples not recorded in this book.”
I think God still performs miracles in our lives today—they just aren’t always big or grand.
Ten years ago, I brought my family to my 20-year reunion. My daughter Molly, who was fourteen at the time, lost her cell phone somewhere Saturday afternoon. We drove back to the chapel at Saint Mary’s College, where Mass had been, and I looked out across the grass where hundreds of cars had been parked a few hours earlier. Saying a prayer to Saint Anthony as I walked, I looked up in the sky and saw a bird flying very high above us. I looked back down and miraculously found her phone lying in the grass in front of me.
I have been coaching since my days of interhall sports in Alumni Hall. For three years now, I have coached high school softball. I saw a “little miracle” after our Senior Game this year. As our team gathered in the outfield after the game, three juniors shared their thoughts about the three seniors. The outpouring of love, appreciation, and kindness from these three was unexpected, beautiful, and a sign of God’s quiet love at work on our school team.
Let’s notice and be grateful for the “many other miracles” Jesus shares with us. And on days we cannot seem to notice miracles around us, let’s remember that Jesus said, “Blessed are those who have not seen and have believed.”