HOMILY OF 5TH WEDNESDAY IN LENT: YEAR A
HOMILY THEME: OBEDIENCE TO GOD GAINS US TOTAL FREEDOM
BY: Fr. Isaac Awe
Dan 3:14-20, 91-92, 95; Psalm (Dan 3:52-56); John 8:31-42
The happiest, freest people are those who delight in God. Shadrach , Meshach and Abednego were freed from the plots of King Nebuchadnezzar because they delighted in God and God alone. Their joy is the pleasure of doing the Father’s will. Do we know the joy of obedience? Jesus came to do the will of his Father. He was not spared the cross which he willing embraced for our sake. His obedience reversed the curse of Adam’s disobedience.
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Do we know the joy and freedom of submission to God and his word? Freedom today usually means “freedom to do as I please”. This notion of freedom, however, is a mask for servitude to one’s passions and unruly desires and to the power of sin. Jesus offers his disciples true freedom from the slavery of fear, the slavery of selfishness, freedom from the fear of what others might think or say about us, and freedom from hurtful desires and the power of sin. The good news of the gospel is that Christ has set us free from the power of sin. How is this possible? Through the power of his Holy Spirit we can choose to walk in his way of love and holiness. A disciple is a follower and a listener. If we listen to the words of Jesus, with a humble and teachable spirit, he will give us the grace and the power to follow in his way of holiness. Let us ask the Lord to open our ears to his word that we may be attentive to his voice.
Reflection: . A disciple is a follower and a listener.
PRAYER: Lord, write your words of love and truth upon our hearts and make us diligent students and worthy disciples of your word. Amen
Pray for me as today marks my fourth year as a deacon.
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