Miracle-Faith Boosters

Mark 4:26-27, 28-29 – Faith is like a seed; plant it in your heart. God gives the harvest at the appointed time.

I call myself faithful but I am not sure how strong my faith is.

I was in Trichy  two weeks ago, for my cousins wedding. I happened to pick my granny from the railway station. On the way back home, the cab driver drove us into a hospital called the ‘infant Jesus hospital’ in Trichy. I had no clue why we were there. When I asked my brother, he told that on  8^th Dec 2011 many ppl witnessed Mother Mary’s statue’s eyes flicker and thousands flooded to this place. The moment he told me this, I asked him if it was true. Whether it was reported to Rome? Did they approve it? Having so many questions cross my mind walked towards the grotto, knelt before the grotto and started praying, “I am not doubting your holiness or your son’s power but pls forgive me if my mind is not accepting the truth.” I sat for some time at the grotto and prayed rosary. I was looking into the face of mother Mary and wondered if I am worthy to witness any miracles.

On the way back home I was thinking, am I really rooted in faith? Why I couldn’t trust a miracle? Is it my intellect which is stopping me from believing? What is faith? Am I a fool to just trust Jesus without any doubts? When Jesus rose from the dead, every disciple believed it but Thomas, who wanted to touch and feel his wounds. We call him Doubting Thomas. He proved to the world that that Jesus had truly risen in flesh and blood. It was allowed by Jesus. It’s the touch of Christ.

Miracles and apparitions increase your faith. They help you feel his touch. In my life, I personally started to seek Jesus when I felt his divine touch healing me. Thomas had faith, but Jesus wanted to make it an everlasting faith by allowing him to touch his wounds, Miracles are faith builders. It builds you more deeply in faith. The Catholic Church is very cautious about each and every act in the Christian community. It doesn’t allow for any confusion in the Church. As the above scripture says, let’s allow faith to grow in our heart. Stop questioning or doubting God and trust him wholeheartedly. Science can answer many of your questions, but when it comes to God, science has no answer. It’s speechless…