Still Searching…

November 28th, 2005 | Posted in » In the News...

Did you hear? Apparently, there’s another statue of Mary weeping tears of blood.

Check out a few quotes from news stories about this:

From http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10237371:

“The baby is just a week old. We thought we would come out and pray to Mary and … have Mary bless the baby too,” says Amber.
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Others are visibly shaken by the image — considered by many a sign that something bad will happen. “I believe,” says Noc Lee.
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“I don’t know. It could be a miracle. But it’s a miracle just seeing people praying, you know? The faith of the people is something else,” says Margaret Herbert, a former diocese teacher.

From http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10239160:

One man who came from North Carolina said he believes the statue’s tears are proof that God exists.

“I think it real, I believe it, I think it’s true, this is real … I’m coming to pray,” Son Doan said.
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Jeremy Vega, bound to a wheelchair because of cerebral palsy, has been praying daily and asking for a sign from God that he will walk again. Vega said he believes this is the miracle that could make it happen.

“For one, I’m not wearing braces no more. I used to wear braces and now I’m not … so that’s a pretty big step for me,” Vega said.

From http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10218566:

Since then, Truong said he has been at the church day and night, so emotional he can’t even work. He believes the tears are a sign.

“There’s a big event in the future — earthquake, flood, a disease,” Truong said. “We’re very sad.”
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“I think that it’s incredible. It’s a miracle. Why is she doing it? Is it something bothering her?” asked Maria Vasquez, 35, who drove with her parents and three children from Stockton, about 50 miles south of Sacramento.
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“I don’t know how to express what I’m feeling,” Operario said. “Since religion is the mother of believing, then I believe.”
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“It’s a call for us to change ourselves, to love one another,” Hoang said.

Interesting, huh? Such varied responses from these people of faith… belief that the statue could bring healing or blessing… belief that it could be a sign of future events… belief that it’s a call for change… belief that it’s a call to faith… you could almost undoubtedly ask 100 people and get 100 different responses.

So, what does this say about these people?

They’re still searching.

Searching for truth about God… for signs of things to come… for hope… for healing… for something to awe… for blessing… for meaning… from a statue?

Now, I understand that miracles are a very exciting thing, so if this phenomena is real… yes, it would be very cool to witness. But searching for hope, meaning, or anything else in it? Does anyone that believes that Jesus is our everything actually do that? Do we really believe we need anything else but Him?

If we think about it… we’re all guilty as charged. It’s not just Catholics in California…

We’re all still searching.

Think about it… family… friends… jobs… money… sports… you name it. What do you put in place of Jesus to fill perceived holes in your heart?

Do you (as I), often times find yourself unfulfilled by the things that fill your life… still searching?

Why not let Jesus truly be everything?