HOMILY FOR FRIDAY OF THE TWENTY- EIGHTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME, YEAR A
THEME OF THE HOMILY: Not even one sparrow is forgotten in God’s sight.
BY: Fr Deotacious Chikontwe SMA
READINGS OF THE DAY
Romans 4:1-8
Psalm 31:1-2,5,11
Luke 12:1-7
LITURGICAL COLOUR: Green
INTRODUCTION
Good morning dear brothers and sisters in Christ, today we celebrate Friday of the 28th Week in Ordinary Time, Year A
FROM OUR FIRST READING
In our first reading today, we hear the mentioning of both Abraham and David who had done many great things in their respective lives, and they had dedicated most of their lives, their actions and efforts to the glory of God.
While they were not perfect and they were also sinners just like any one of us, but their dedication, hard work and commitment in glorifying God far surpassed the mistakes, faults and sins that they had done throughout their lives.
Abraham followed the Lord all the way, in whatever path and wherever that God had led him into, despite the many trials and challenges that he had to encounter and endure through. It was through his obedience and faith that many among his descendants were justified and brought to God’s saving grace.
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FROM OUR GOSPEL READING
The conclusion of today’s gospel reading has that very striking image of God as one who cares for the details of creation. Not one sparrow is forgotten in God’s sight. The conclusion Jesus draws for his listeners is that how much more, therefore, is God going to be concerned about the details of our lives, because we are each worth more than hundreds of sparrows.
CONCLUSION
Dear brethrens, it can be tempting to think that God does not concern himself with the details of our lives. Yet, in a way that is beyond our comprehension, he is concerned with the concrete issues of our lives, our hopes and fears, our joys and sorrows, our struggles and failures.
In the way that Jesus taught, in the many stories he told, it is clear that he paid attention to the detail of the lives of his contemporaries. He was attuned to what was going on in people’s lives and he invited people to share the details of their lives with him. Jesus reveals a God who wants to be involved in the concrete circumstances of our lives. That is why we can, with confidence, reveal ourselves to the Lord in prayer, knowing that the Lord will receive us as we are in our unique, concrete situation.
I wish everyone a blessed weekend.
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