HOMILY FOR 11TH MONDAY IN ORDINARY TIME: YEAR A
HOMILY THEME: TAKING AFTER JESUS
BY: Fr. Isaac Awe
2 Corinthians 6:1-10, Ps. 98:1-4, Matthew 5:38-42
Jesus gives us the power everyday to live out his command to love and forgive one another. When we are wronged , our first response must be to say in our hearts that we believe Jesus died on the cross for everyone; that his victory is stronger than our hunger for revenge. We can then ask God for the grace to forgive, to return good for evil. The more we live this out, the stronger will the love of God grow within us.
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What makes Christians different from others and what makes Christianity distinct from any other religion? It is grace, treating others not as they deserve but as God wishes them to be treated with loving-kindness and mercy. God is good to the unjust as well as the just. His love embraces saints and sinners alike. God seeks our highest good and teaches us to seek the greatest good of others, even those who hate and abuse us.
Our love for others, even those who are ungrateful and selfish towards us, must be marked by the same kindness and mercy which God has shown to us. It is easier to show kindness and mercy when we can expect to benefit from doing so. How much harder when we can expect nothing in return. Our prayer for those who do us ill both breaks the power of revenge and releases the power of love to do good in the face of evil.
PRAYER: Lord Jesus, we believe that through your cross you drew all people to yourself. Help us to forgive, rather than condemn; to love, rather than criticise; to care beyond what we think is expected of us. Amen
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