John 4:43–54
When
the two days were over, Jesus went from that place to Galilee (for Jesus himself had testified that a prophet
has no honor in the prophet’s own country). When he came to Galilee, the
Galileans welcomed him, since they had seen all that he had done in Jerusalem at the festival;
for they too had gone to the festival. Then he came again to Cana in Galilee where he had changed the water into wine. Now
there was a royal official whose son lay ill in Capernaum. When he heard that Jesus had come
from Judea to Galilee, he went and begged him
to come down and heal his son, for he was at the point of death. Then Jesus
said to him, “Unless you see signs and wonders you will not believe.” The
official said to him, “Sir, come down before my little boy dies.” Jesus said to
him, “Go; your son will live.” The man believed the word that Jesus spoke to
him and started on his way. As he was going down, his slaves met him and told
him that his child was alive. So he asked them the hour when he began to
recover, and they said to him, “Yesterday at one in the afternoon the fever
left him.” The father realized that this was the hour when Jesus had said to
him, “Your son will live.” So he himself believed, along with his whole
household. Now this was the second sign that Jesus did after coming from Judea
to Galilee.
Reflection
This is the second miracle of Jesus in Cana. The royal official probably has heard about Jesus’ first miracle in Cana. Thus, he asks Jesus to heal his son. Can I remember previous miracles done by
Jesus to me?
In my prayer, I revisit my personal salvation
history and relish those moments that I was healed by the love of God.