Homily (Reflection) for Tuesday of
the Twenty-First Week in Ordinary Time (II) (23rd August, 2016) on
the Gospel
(Saint Rose of Lima, V., Opt Mem)
2Thess 2:1-3.14-17;
Ps 95:10-13. (R. v.13);Matt 23:23-26.
Topic: Nothing is hidden from God.
Jesus further denounced the scribes and the Pharisees,
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe
mint, dill, and cumin, and neglected the weightier matters of the law: justice
and mercy and faith. It is these you ought to have practiced without neglecting
the others. You blind leaders! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel!
This corroborates with the words of Prophet Micah in chapter 6
verse 8, “He has told you, O mortal, what is good; and what does the Lord
require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with
your God?” Many erroneously think like the scribes and the Pharisees that by
doing tithing and other offerings they hide their atrocities from God.
Activities in churches today also downplay these weightier
matters of the law. Almost every bit of energy is geared towards offerings.
There are several strategies for achieving this and new ones are coming up
daily. Yet little or no effort is channelled towards conversion.
Unfortunately, no one can hide his/her sins from God, cf. Ps 69:5. 139:15; Heb 4:13. He will
bring everything to light, cf. 1Cor 4:5.
Hence Jesus tells us, “Nothing is covered up that will not be revealed, or
hidden that will not be known” including our sins (Lk 12:2).
There is need for total transformation, cf. Rom 12:2. We ought to avoid “eye-service,
as men-pleasers, but as servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the
heart” (Eph 6:6). Let no one be
deceived; everyone will reap what he/she sows, cf. Gal 6:7.
Bible Reading: Rom 12:9-21.
Thought for today: Do not please humans.
Let us pray: May God help us serve Him with our
whole being – Amen.
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