Homily (Reflection) for Monday of the
Second Week in Ordinary Time (I) (16th January, 2017) on the Gospel
Heb 5:1-10;
Ps 109:1-4. (R. v.4);Mk 2:18-22.
Topic: Finding others’ faults.
In today’s gospel, people came to Jesus and put this question
to Him: “Why do John’s disciples and the disciples of the Pharisees fast, but
your disciples do not fast?” (Mk 2:18).
In sum Jesus told them that it was not time for His disciples to fast.
The people expected the disciples of Jesus to fast just as
those of John the Baptist’s and the Pharisees were doing. They would have made
John, the Pharisees, and Jesus to be synonymous first, cf. Mk 2:21-22.
In our everyday lives many spend the greater part of their
lives either trying to live other people’s lives or to make others live as they
want. Others spend the precious time giving to them by God looking for those
who do not live as they should.
The more one focuses on others’ faults the more he or she
forgets about his or her own faults which might be much more than the one/s he/she
finds in others, cf. Matt 7:3-5. We are
to be our brothers’ and sisters’ keepers but we must first keep ourselves to be
able to keep others. One must first keep his/her house in order.
Bible Reading: Matt 7:1-5.
Thought for today: Focus on correcting yourself first.
Let us pray: Lord, help us in our struggle to be
better – Amen.
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