Homily (Reflection) for Saturday of
the Seventh Week in Ordinary Time (I) (25th February, 2017) on the
Gospel
(B.V.M. on Saturday, Opt. Mem.)
Sir 17:1-15;
Ps 102:13-18. (R. cf. v.17);Mk 10:13-16.
Topic: Terrible yet persistent
mistake.
Children are rightly referred to as the leaders of tomorrow
or the tomorrow of today. Yet they were denied access to Jesus by His disciples
in today’s gospel. Note that they never prevented the Pharisees, their scribes,
the elders, and so on, who were the problems. The gospel further reads, “But
when Jesus saw this, he was indignant and said to them, ‘Let the little
children come to me....’”
Children rarely receive proper attention in the family, the
schools, and most regrettably even the church. And we read often, “Train
children in the right way, and when old, they will not stray” (Prov 22:6). The problem is where and
how do we hope to achieve this divine mandate? This is because the parents are
busy making money according to them for these children. The teachers are
waiting for alerts from banks instead of teaching. In many churches, the
children are not even allowed into the church whereas seats are reserved for
those we hope will bring money for developmental projects for these children.
Our collective failure in the training of our children makes
nonsense of all we do today for tomorrow. Jesus admonished us, “Do not give
dogs what is holy; and do not throw your pearls before swine, lest they trample
them under foot and turn to attack you” (Matt
7:6). How do we treat our children who worth much more? We must remember
that, “...the love of money is the root of all evils; it is through this craving
that some have wandered away from the faith and pierced their hearts with many
pangs” (1Tim 6:10). Again, we ought
to be contented with what we have because God has assured us, “I will never
fail you nor forsake you” (Heb 13:5; cf.
Deut 31:6, 8; Josh 1:5).
Bible Reading: Prov 4:1-27.
Thought for today: We define the future in the children.
Let us pray: God help us to understand and to
take-up the task of training the children – Amen.
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