--- title: Daily Gospel Reflection for July 20, 2020 description: Join us as we reflect, ponder, and pray together inspired by today's Gospel. image: https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/dgr%20daily.png --- [![catholic-mom-logo-v2](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/images/catholic-mom-logo-v2.svg "catholic-mom-logo-v2")](https://www.catholicmom.com/) [![facebook](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-facebook.svg)](http://www.facebook.com/CatholicMomCommunity) [![twitter](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-twitter.svg)](http://twitter.com/CatholicMomCom) [![instagram](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-instagram.svg)](http://instagram.com/catholicmomcommunity) [![youtube](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/social-icon-youtube.svg)](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAuUqHCVPDzyMgSMaMZxxug?view_as=subscriber) [![search-icon](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/_catholicmom/icons/search-icon.svg)](https://www.catholicmom.com/daily-gospel/daily-gospel-reflection-for-july-20-2020b#) [DAILY GOSPEL REFLECTIONS](https://www.catholicmom.com/daily-gospel/tag/daily-gospel-reflections) # Daily Gospel Reflection for July 20, 2020 Jul 20, 2020 12:15:00 AM  |  by [Marge Steinhage Fenelon](https://www.catholicmom.com/daily-gospel/author/marge-steinhage-fenelon) Receive Daily Gospel Reflections in your inbox ![featured image](https://www.catholicmom.com/hubfs/dgr%20daily.png) *Join us as we reflect, ponder, and pray together inspired by today's Gospel.* ***Today's Gospel: [Matthew 12:38-42](http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/072020.cfm)***   Jesus told the scribes and Pharisees that there was something greater than Jonah and Solomon before them. That “something” was Himself, and He was using the examples of Jonah and Solomon to point to His own greatness and also as a means of foreshadowing His death and Resurrection. The scribes and Pharisees had been looking for a sign that would prove that Jesus was truly the Son of God. Ironically, the scribes and Pharisees are looking for a sign to be performed, while in fact the Sign is standing right in front of them! Although He’s fully capable, Jesus doesn’t perform a sign, but rather He is the sign itself: God made Man. The seekers are looking past Him instead of looking to Him. Their seeking is one of reason and not faith. Only those who look with the light of faith will see Jesus for who He really is – God. I often find myself so intent on looking for a sign that I look right past the Sign Himself. I want everything laid out before me, clearly and concisely. On top of that, I want God to prove Himself to me because my faith is too weak to trust in Him completely. And so I shamelessly taunt God, prodding and even daring Him to reveal His power and wisdom in a way that suits me. I want proofs, guarantees, and revelations. I want signs. That’s a bold and disrespectful way to approach God, and yet I do it because my human weakness makes me vulnerable to doubt and distrust. I’m impatient and don’t want to wait for God to reveal things to me in His way and in His time. I want it my way. Now. I fail to understand that there’s something – Someone – far greater before me. > [Only those who look with the light of faith will see Jesus for who He really is – God. I often find myself so intent on looking for a sign that I look right past the Sign Himself. #dailygospel](https://ctt.ac/LKtu4)   ### Ponder: Do I demand signs from God? How can I begin to turn my doubt into faith?   ### Pray: Jesus, I know that You are all-powerful and all-knowing. Your ways are not my ways, and so I struggle with that. Please help me to stop seeking signs and instead seek You, the Sign. 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She has written several books on Marian devotion and Catholic spirituality. Her podcast, Simply Holy, airs on many popular podcast platforms. 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