Practical Faith Against all odds.

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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