HOMILY OF 13TH WEDNESDAY IN ORDINARY TIME — YEAR A
HOMILY THEME: DIVINE LIBERATION
BY: Fr. Isaac Awe
Gen 21:5, 8-20; Psalm 34:7-13; Matt 8:28-34
Are we willing to part with anything that might keep us from his love and saving power?
A thousand may fall at your side, ten thousand at your right hand; but it will not come near you. ..Because you have made the Lord your refuge, the Most High your habitation (Psalm 91:7,9).
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Jesus took pity on these men who were overtaken by a legion of evil spirits. The destructive force of these demons is evident for all who can see as they flee and destroy a herd of swine. After Jesus freed the demoniacs the whole city came out to meet him. No one had demonstrated such power and authority against the forces of Satan as Jesus did. They feared Jesus as a result and begged him to leave them. Why would they not want Jesus to stay? Perhaps the price for such liberation from the power of evil and sin was more than they wanted to pay. Jesus is ready and willing to free us from anything that binds us and that keeps us from the love of God.
PRAYER: Lord Jesus, unbind us that we may love you wholly and walk in the freedom of your way of love and holiness. May there be nothing which keeps us from the joy of living in your presence. Amen.
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