Homily for Saturday 23rd February 2019
_“Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. For by it the men of old received divine approval.” *(Hebrews 11:1-2)*_
Faith is a supernatural glass that helps us see beyond our immediate reality; that is, faith allows us to see things are non-existent to the ordinary eye.
If I attempted to work on a watch engine without the magnifying glass, I will fumble and my mind will not be at peace because I will be like a blind person trying to work my way through.
Without Faith, we can never be at peace when it comes to serving God. This is because, without faith, we are unable to see the hand of God at work in our life. The book of Hebrews in exhorting us to have faith mentions persons whose faith are exemplary.
One of such is Noah whose story we just concluded this week. It was Faith that enabled Noah to begin the building of the Ark long before the rains began. Faith makes us proactive.
In the Transfiguration event, Jesus opened the eyes of Peter, James and John to see His Glory. The transfiguration goes to show that there is more to reality than what meets the ordinary eye.
We need to constantly put on the eyes of faith so as to get a full picture of what life holds for us. By being faithless, we only cheat ourselves because there is a limit to what the ordinary eye can see.
To the ordinary eye, John the Baptist was just man shouting in the wilderness but as Jesus explains, he was actually the Elijah that the prophets spoke about.
From the midst of the transfiguration came an instruction: “This is my beloved Son; listen to him.” It is normal to listen to people or take advice from the world but for the person of faith, Jesus alone deserves attention and obedience.
Let us Pray: Lord Jesus, open my eyes so that my faith may be deepened. Amen.
Be Happy. Live Positive. Have Faith. It is well with you. God bless you. (Sixth Saturday in Ordinary Time. Bible Study: Hebrews 11:1-7, Psalm 145 and Mark 9:2-13).
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