Both the Hebrew and Christian Scriptures are filled with the 'signs and wonders' that God has wrought in human history. The Passover retells the story of the most important sign that God worked for the Jewish people. But for Catholics, the greatest of all the signs and wonders of God was the Resurrection of Jesus from the dead, an event we celebrate every Sunday when the Church gathers to celebrate the Eucharist.

Certainly, the signs and the wonders have not ceased-the history of Christianity has been marked by many events, especially in the lives of the saints, that we believe reflect the power of God at work in the world, even after Jesus' ascension to the Father. However, believers who are very attached to 'signs and wonders' must ask whether their faith decisions depend purely upon such signs.

The scribes and the Pharisees ask of Jesus a sign, but Jesus refuses them with the words, "An evil and unfaithful generation seeks a sign, but no sign will be given except the sign of Jonah the prophet." Ultimately, our faith does not rest so much on the various sensational signs set in our world but rather, upon the person of Christ, whom God raised from the dead. Our faith is not dependent upon signs so much as upon the personal relationship each of us has with the Lord that has changed us---a relationship that, in itself, provides the bedrock and foundation of our faith.