Responding to God’s Call.

Homily for June 26, 2017


Whenever God wants to accomplish a great thing among humans, he always begins by calling certain persons. The call of Abram in today’s first reading serves like a foundation or a mould for so many other calls contained in the Bible.

Nonetheless, in the case of Abram, there was nothing like resistance or questioning, Abram moved immediately leaving his father’s house and his native country behind.

Like Abram, God continues to call each and every one of us today. He wants us to drop our old ways behind alongside the traditional practices associated with our fore-fathers which are not in line with our faith as Christians.

Not until we agree to move away from our “father’s” house and fully embrace God’s divine call, our Christianity will not go beyond lip service. Today there are so many Christians in the church who believe more in traditional ways than in God. For them, those things that their fore-fathers did carry more weight than our Christian practices.

To such persons, God says: “This people honour me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me.” Isaiah 29:13.

In the Gospel passage, we come across another type of call. This one comes from Jesus himself. It is a call to EXAMINATION OF CONSCIENCE. A call to constantly look inwards to take out the logs in our own eyes before attempting to remove the specks in our neighbour’s eyes.

Both calls require movement and sacrifice. While Abram had to let go of his father’s land, we too are called to let go of our pride by examining our own lives rather than judging.

Let us claim the blessing of Abraham as we too respond to the Divine Call.

I WILL MAKE OF YOU A GREAT NATION!  . . . . . Amen.

AND I WILL BLESS YOU,  . . . . . Amen.

AND MAKE YOUR NAME GREAT,  . . . . . . .Amen.

SO THAT YOU WILL BE A BLESSING .  . . . . . Amen.

I WILL BLESS THOSE WHO BLESS YOU . . . . . Amen.

AND HIM WHO CURSES YOU I WILL CURSE. . . . . .. .Amen.

AND BY YOU, ALL FAMILIES OF THE EARTH SHALL BLESS THEMSELVES  . . . . . Amen.

Let us Pray: Lord Jesus, may I like Abram move today from my old ways and worship you truly. Amen.

Be Happy. Live Positive. Have Faith. It is well with you. God bless you. (Monday of the 12th Week in Ordinary time. Bible Study: Genesis 12:1-9 and Matthew 7:1-5).

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