YEAR B: HOMILY FOR TUESDAY 8TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME
HOMILY THEME: WHOEVER HAS LEFT EVERYTHING FOR THE SAKE OF THE GOSPEL WILL BE REPAID
BY: Fr Deotacious Chikontwe SMA
1 Peter 1:10-16, Psalm 98:1-4, Mark 10:28-31
INTRODUCTION
Good Morning my dear brothers and sisters in Christ, today we celebrate Tuesday of the 8th Week in the Ordinary Time, Liturgical Calendar Year B.
ABOUT OUR FIRST READING
In our first reading this morning, Peter reminds us that the prophets, who foretold the sufferings of Christ, did so for us. They were guided by the Spirit not for their own benefit, but for ours. This teaches us that, our lives are not just for us. They are for serving others and fulfilling God’s plan.
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To be holy as God is holy is a direct command from the First Reading. It’s not just about avoiding bad things. It’s about actively choosing good things every day. It means making decisions that reflect our belief in Jesus and showing kindness to those around us.
ABOUT OUR GOSPEL READING
Today’s gospel reading follows immediately after the scene where the rich man walked away sad from Jesus because he was unable to respond to Jesus’ call to leave everything and follow him. Seeing this, Peter at the beginning of today’s gospel reading asks Jesus, ‘What about us? We have left everything and followed you?’ Peter and the other disciples did not have as much to leave as that man who had initially run up to Jesus and who is described as a man of great wealth. Peter, Andrew, James, John, and even Matthew the tax collector were not men of great wealth. Yet, they did leave everything to follow Jesus.
CONCLUSION
We all have something in our lives that can and does hinder us from living as the Lord’s followers. It might be some excessive attachment, or some habit that draws us away from the path the Lord wants us to take, the path of life. Leaving and following go together. However, the more important movement is following, following the one who has come that we may have life and have it to the full. If we follow him joyfully and rely on his daily presence to us, then we will find the freedom to leave whatever we need to leave so as to keep following him more closely. Jesus doesn’t hide the truth that following Him involves challenges and persecution. Yet, the promise of eternal life gives us the strength to persevere. Knowing that our struggles have a purpose and lead to a greater good can help us face them with courage.
May you all have a Blessed Tuesday.
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