Homily (Reflection) for Thursday of the First Week in
Ordinary Time (I) (12th January, 2017) on the Gospel
Ps 94:6-11. (R. v. 8);
Mk 1:40-45.
Topic: Nevertheless, do good.
A leper came to Jesus and pleaded conditionally: “If you
choose, you can make me clean”. After the healing, Jesus warned him sternly in
these words before sending him away: “See that you say nothing to anyone; but
go, show yourself to the priest, and offer for your cleansing what Moses
commanded, as a testimony to them” (Mk
1:44). However, the man “went out and began to proclaim it freely, and to
spread the word ....” (Mk 1:45).
Jesus knows everything including that the man would not
adhere to His instructions, cf. Jn 16:30;
21:17. There are many passages in the bible that attest to this fact, cf. Jn 6:61; Lk 11:17; Matt 12:25; Mk 12:15
and so on. Yet He went ahead and healed him.
We do have lots of reasons why we should not do the good we
ought to. Jesus came into the world not to do His will, but the will of the
Father, cf. Jn 6:38. He is the light
of the world, cf. Jn 12:46. Whoever follows
Him will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life, cf. Jn 8:12. We must follow His example and
do good always even when we judge a person unworthy. Whatever good or bad one
does to the other is done not to that person but to God, cf. Matt 25:40, 45. And God will repay every
person according to his/her deeds, cf. 2Sam
16:12; Prov 19:17. 20:22; Matt 16:27.
No one has a reason not to do good.
Bible Reading: Phil
2:1-11.
Thought for today: Look beyond the person you see.
Let us pray: Lord, give us the power to do good always
– Amen.
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