Homily
for July 10, 2017
When
I see a very wealthy man with private jets and millions in the bank talk about
faith, I simply laugh not because he is not making sense but because it is
clear that his so called faith is based on what he has already.
But
when I see a man who has practically nothing to live on or a man with a
terminal illness preach boldly about faith, then I am more prone to listen. You
cannot claim to have faith unless life hits you hard.
In
fact, it is when you face crisis that you really know what you believe in. It is
in moments of crisis you see a big man urinate on himself; in moments of crisis
you see even a holy man of God or pastor begin to consult a witch doctor; it is
in moments of crisis you see a so-called gentleman take off his shirt to fight
in public. In moments of crises, you see how people think and do the seemingly “impossible.”
In
today’s Gospel passage, we meet two persons who were in very tough situations. A
ruler whose daughter had just died and a woman who suffered from haemorrhage for
18years. What is so beautiful about these two was that they had the courage to
approach Jesus for solution believing strongly in their hearts that Jesus would
do something.
The
ruler was so sure that even death was not beyond Jesus to handle. He did not
cry and pant but simply went to invite Jesus to fix up his daughter just as we
invite an electrician to change a faulty switch in the house.
One
would assume that having suffered for eighteen years the woman would have given
up on her situation given that she must have tried several means of finding solution.
She said to herself “If only I touch his garment, I shall be made well.”
Faith
does not begin with the miracle, rather it precedes and attracts the miracle. Keep
believing that things would get better, that something great is coming ahead of
you, that no matter what you are facing right now, it will soon pass away.
Keep
expecting, one day your expectations will become realities.
Like
Jacob who had a dream and woke up to build an altar for God where he slept, we
must keep our dreams alive and act on them.
Let
us pray: Lord Jesus, I surrender everything to you. Amen.
Be Happy. Live Positive. Have Faith.
It is well with you. God bless you. (Monday of the 14th week in
Ordinary Time. Year A. Bible Study: Genesis 28:10-22 and Matthew 9:18-26).
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