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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