Scribes and Pharisees wanted Jesus to give them a sign. The Lord pointed back to the prophet Jonah and King Solomon. (The notoriously sinful people of Nineveh repented when God sent Jonah as a warning sign of His anger. The Queen of Sheba heard about the God-given wisdom of King Solomon, traveled far with tough questions to test him, and abandoned her skepticism.) In a parable of seed falling on hard, rocky, weed-choked, and good ground, Jesus taught that God’s Word taking deep root in our hearts enables us to grow in purposeful faith. Jesus had befriended three siblings, Martha, Mary, and Lazarus. When Lazarus died, Jesus raised His friend and promised Martha that believing in Him leads to eternal life. Do our interactions with God and one another stem from living well-grounded in faith and serving as signs of His love?