Good morning and welcome to the Oblate time of prayer and reflection today by Padraig Corcoran, a member of the Oblate Mission with Youth Team. 

In today's Gospel, the Sadducees challenge Jesus with a question about the resurrection, hoping to discredit belief in life after death. Jesus responds by revealing that they have misunderstood both the Scriptures and the power of God. He reminds them that God is "not God of the dead, but of the living."

This Gospel invites us to place our trust in God's promises rather than limiting Him to our human understanding. The Sadducees could not imagine how resurrection was possible because they viewed eternal life through the lens of earthly experience. Jesus calls us to see beyond what we can fully comprehend and to believe in the transforming power of God.

When we face uncertainty, loss, or grief, this passage offers hope. Our relationship with God does not end with death. Through Christ's resurrection, we are promised a share in eternal life. God knows us, loves us, and calls us into a life that is far greater than we can imagine.

Today, let us renew our faith in the God of the living. May we live with hope, trusting that God's love is stronger than death and that our future rests securely in His hands.

Lord, strengthen our faith in the resurrection and help us to live each day with hope and confidence in Your everlasting love. Amen.