Thursday 28 October 2021

Homily for Friday Thirtieth Week in Ordinary Time Year B, 29th October, 2021

 Homily for Friday Thirtieth Week in Ordinary Time Year B, 29th October, 2021

Readings: Romans 9:1-5; Ps  147; Luke 14:1-6

Rev. Fr. Emmanuel Emenike Onyia


NOTHING CAN STOP THE LORD FROM TAKING CARE OF OUR WELLBEING


Most times when we reflect on the relationship between Jesus and his audience, we wonder how he was able to manage all the situation placed before him even when it seems as if he has no escape root. Such is the situation in our Gospel passage today when on a Sabbath day Jesus went for a meal to the house of one of the leading Pharisees who had invited him; of which they watched him closely. Because in front of him was a man with dropsy, and Jesus addressed the lawyers and Pharisees saying: ‘Is it against the law to cure a man on the Sabbath, or not?’ But they remained silent, so he took the man and cured him and sent him away.


Here, we see Jesus who always honour all his invitation whether from the poor or the rich, friends or ‘enemies’ including Pharisee and Sadducees whose invitation was a trap to set him up. But Jesus cannot be trapped, rather he used the opportunity to teach us that no Sabbath law, no religious restriction, can ever forbid us from being compassionate and caring for the poor and the sick. And St. in our first reading made us to know  that as God’s chosen people, we have been adopted as sons, we have been given the glory and the covenants; the Law and the ritual were drawn up for us, and the promises of God were made to us in order to completely embrace the will of God 


Dear friends, we can see that nothing can stop the Lord from taking care of us. So, today we called to learn how to be compassionate no matter the situation we may find ourselves, because Jesus has always been compassionate to us. For this kind of attitude  will help us to become pure and blameless, and prepare us for the Day of Christ, when we all will reach the perfect goodness  which the Lord Jesus planted in us for the glory and praise of God.  But, are we  really willing and ready to show love, compassion and care to those who need our love and care especially when it seems very difficult? 


LET US PRAY: Lord God, we often wish to be compassionate and caring like you. But we often failed because of fear and lack of proper disposition. As we listened to your words today, may we find the courage to be compassionate and caring, we ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen. Peace be with.


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