HOMILY FOR WEDNESDAY 28TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME B
{Ephesians 2:12-22;Luke 12:36-38}
In the parable, the chief characters are a master (representing the risen Jesus), and his servants (Jesus’ followers). According to the Fathers of the Church, Jesus’ words in this passage have two senses. In the narrower sense, the words refer to the Second Coming of Jesus, but in the broader sense they refer to the time of our own death, when God will call us to meet Him and to give Him an account of our life on earth. Since the precise time of either is unknown to us, the proper attitude for us is constant watchfulness. Since we cannot be sure about the day of our death, we should do our present work perfectly every day, and not leave it undone, half-done or postponed.
Dear brothers and sisters, We need to stay vigilant and ready to face the Lord through prayer. One of the traditional means for remaining alert is prayer. The most important elements in prayer are listening to God (1 Kgs 19:11-12) and talking to Him. This means we have to set aside a quiet time every day during which we can tune our ears to God’s message of love, harmony, peace, and respond to Him. 2) We need to wait for the Lord who appears to us in different disguises everyday. We must wait for the Lord in our daily lives by learning to see Jesus in the least of our brothers and sisters. In other words, we must be prepared to serve Jesus whenever, and in whatever form, Jesus appears. What we discover in serving, loving, and helping other people is that God invariably comes to us through them.
Pax Vobis
Catholic Diocese of Ilorin, Kwara State,
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