HOMILY FOR WEDNESDAY 22ND WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME B
{1 Corinthians 3:1-9;Luke 4:38-44}
As we continue to reflect on what true religion offers us, we ourselves must know that we are not left out. As Christians and workers of God’s kingdom, we must ensure that we bring people closer to God and not make them move farther away from God. This can only be done when we do what Jesus did during his ministry on earth. The gospel tells us that preaching the Good News of God’s love, mercy, and salvation, and healing the sick were the means Jesus used to build up the Kingdom of God. By preaching and healing, Jesus drew listeners to belief in a loving and providing God and to loving obedience to His will. We are told that Jesus drew renewed spiritual strength from God, His Father, and every day by talking with and listening to Him, often in a desolate place at night.
Jesus never got tired of healing the sick, thus demonstrating the mercy and compassion of His Heavenly Father to every sick person who approached with a trusting Faith. Having finished the day’s preaching in the synagogue on one Sabbath, Jesus went to Simon’s home and healed Simon’s mother-in-law of a fever. In the evening, when the Sabbath rest was over, people brought all their sick dear ones to Jesus for healing and exorcism. Jesus either concluded the day or, as here, began the new day, by spending time with the Father in prayer in a lonely place.
Dear brothers and sisters, we are called to continue Jesus’ preaching mission primarily by bearing witness to Christ through our day-to-day lives, radiating Christ’s mercy, love, forgiveness, and spirit of humble service to all around us.
2) We can participate in Jesus’ healing mission by praying for the sick and by visiting, helping, and encouraging the sick and shut-ins.
3) We, too, need to have our spiritual batteries recharged by prayer every day, as Jesus did
PAX VOBIS
Catholic Diocese of Ilorin, Kwara State,
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