HEAR THESE WORDS AND HAVE FAITH FOR “HE” LIVES IN YOU. (Homily for April 15, 2016. Friday of the 3RD week of Easter.)


Bible Study: Acts 9, 1 to 20 and John 6, 52 to 59.


While going through our reading this morning, I just couldn’t help but remember the lyrics of one song from my favourite cartoon back in the days: The Lion King. It was a song by Diana Ross titled “He lives in you.”

Night and the spirit of life calling
Oh, oh, iyo mamela oh, oh, iyo
And the voice with the fear of a child answers
Oh, oh, iyo iyo mamela

Wait! There's no mountain too great
Hear these words and have faith
Oh, oh, iyo
Have faith
Hela hey mamela, hela hey mamela
Hela hey mamela, hela hey mamela

He lives in you, he lives in me (hela hey mamela)
He watches over everything we see
Into the waters, into the truth
In your reflection, he lives in you

This morning, Jesus tells us: “He who eats my flesh and drinks my blood abides in me, and I in him.” In other words, when we eat the body and drink the blood of Jesus in Holy Communion, we essentially become back of Jesus’ body and he begins to live inside of us. To apply the words of Diana Ross, Jesus basically lives in you and all we need to do is to have faith because we are never alone. Jesus lives in you, he watches over everything that happens to you, there is no mountain too great, no height to high, just have faith because Jesus lives in you.

You see, when Saul was on his way to persecute the Christians in Damascus, he didn’t realise that the Christians he was persecuting were communicants and that Jesus was living in them; he didn’t realise that he was also persecuting Jesus. To the glory of God, Jesus confronted him on the road and he was struck down with a bright light from heaven which blinded him. Then Jesus asked him a very passionate question: “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?”

Dear friends, cast away your fears. Be faithful to communion and know that each time you eat the flesh and drink the blood, you are part of Jesus and Jesus is in you. No one can harm you without Jesus knowing, and there is no where you can ever go without Jesus being there because he is in you. He is your life.

Knowing that Jesus is in you should not make you arrogant, neither should it make you try to put his power to the test. Instead, it should make you conscious not to offend Jesus by falling into sin as we can never hide anything from him. On the other hand, do not keep away from communion as Jesus himself said: “Unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you.” Go for confession today and receive communion because the more you keep away from communion, the more you grow weaker in your resistance to sin.

Let us Pray:
Lord Jesus, may I always be conscious that you live in me. Amen.


God bless you. Good morning. Be Happy. Live Positive. Have Faith. It is well with you. Happy weekend.

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