HOMILY FOR THE 28TH MONDAY IN THE ORDINARY TIME: YEAR A
HOMILY THEME: ACCEPTING GOD’S SIGN
BY: Fr. Isaac Awe
Romans 1:1-7, Ps. 98:1-4, Luke 11:29-32
What would Jesus say about our generation? Jesus gave a rather stern warning to his generation when they demanded a sign from him. It was characteristic of the Jews that they demanded “signs” from God’s messengers to authenticate their claims. When the religious leaders pressed Jesus to give proof for his claims he says in so many words that he is God’s sign and that they need no further evidence from heaven than his own person. The Ninevites recognized God’s warning when Jonah spoke to them, and they repented. And the Queen of Sheba recognized God’s wisdom in Solomon. Jonah was God’s sign and his message was the message of God for the people of Nineveh.
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Do we thirst for Godly wisdom? James says that the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, without uncertainty or insincerity (James 3:17). A double-minded person cannot receive this kind of wisdom. The single of mind desire one thing alone — that which is good and ordered according to God’s wise plan. Let us ask the Lord to renew our minds and to increase our thirst for his wisdom.
PRAYER: Lord, give us your wisdom and increase our love for your ways. Help us to resist temptation and all wilfulness that we may wholly desire to do what is pleasing to you. Amen
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