HOMILY OF WEDNESDAY OF EASTER OCTAVE — YEAR A
HOMILY THEME: WALKING WITH JESUS
BY: Fr. Ernest Cross
Acts 3:1-10, Psalm 105, Luke 24:13-35
We frequently leave locations and circumstances that we associate with pain. It might not always be the proper thing to do, but sometimes it is. Two disciples are seen leaving Jerusalem in the gospel reading for this morning. They now associated Jerusalem with a lot of bad things. The city was the site of the crucifixion of the person they had been pursuing and who they risked their lives for.
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In addition to killing Jesus, the city also destroyed all of its expectations for him. They were eager to leave there as soon as possible. But the Lord really wanted them to remain in that city, therefore they should have stayed put. Jerusalem was more than just the place where Jesus was crucified; it was also the place where Jesus rose from the dead, where the risen Lord would pour out his Holy Spirit on the disciples, and where the gospel would be preached, even though they were unaware of this at the time.
The purpose of the Lord’s journey with these two disciples was to show them that Jerusalem was much more than they had first thought. In our personal lives, it frequently happens that the areas we attempt to avoid because we perceive them as gloomy are actually the ones where the seeds of fresh life can be found and where God is working in the shadows in a cryptic yet potent way. Don’t make a permanent decision just because of one temporary situation. Be thoughtful and reasonable in your decisions.
God bless you.
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