Homily (Reflection) for Thursday of
the Twenty-First Week in Ordinary Time (I) (31st August, 2017) on
the Gospel
Ps 89:3-4.12-14.17. (R.v.14);
Matt 24:42-51.
Topic: Ever on guard.
Jesus warns in today’s gospel that the Son of Man is coming
at an unexpected hour,
Keep awake ... for you do not know on what day your Lord is
coming.... if the owner of the house had known in what part of the night the
thief was coming, he would have stayed awake and would not have let his house be
broken into.
Blessed is the faithful and wise slave whom the master finds
at work when he comes. His master will put him/her in charge of all his
possessions. But the wicked slave who thinks the master is delayed and begins
to beat others, and eats and drinks with drunkards will be caught unawares. He
will cut such off and put him with the hypocrites, where there will be weeping
and gnashing of teeth.
Many do postpone when to give their lives entirely to God.
Regrettably, those who are fortunate to see the proposed dates keep proposing
new ones forgetting that no one is sure of seeing the next second, cf. Jas 4:14.
The riches of God’s kindness and forbearance and patience is
meant to lead us to repentance, cf. Rom
2:4; 2Pt 3:9. We ought to accept God’s olive branch now because no one
knows when the time will be up. As His kindness is great so also is His
justice, cf. Rom 2:5-11. Hence, we read
from prophet Nahum, “Who can stand before his indignation? Who can endure the
heat of his anger? His wrath is poured out like fire, and the rocks are broken
asunder by him” (Nah 1:6).
Bible Reading: Rom 2:1-16; Jas 4:13-17.
Thought for today: Today is the right time.
Let us pray: Lord, help us to turn fully to you
without any further delay – Amen.
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