The man believed what Jesus said to him and left

“The royal official said to him, ‘Sir, come down before my child dies.’ Jesus said to him, ‘You may go; your son will live.’ The man believed what Jesus said to him and left.” (JN 4: 49-50)

I admire “the royal official” so much; I admire his love, his courage and his faith. He didn’t received what he asked for—“Sir, come down,” but, instead of persisting, He stayed obedient to God’s word: “the man believed … and left.” It happens, that when we ask for something—unconsciously—we connect our request with the way we would like to receive the answer. “Sir, come down” wasn’t important; “your son will live”—that was the real answer for the official’s request.

“Seek good and not evil so that you may live, and the LORD will be with you.” (Gospel Acclamation)