Homily (Reflection) for Monday of the
Twenty-Seventh Week in Ordinary Time (I) (09th
October, 2017) on the Gospel
Jon 1:1–2:1.11;
Jon 2:3-5.8. (R. v.7);
Lk 10:25-37.
Topic: Go and do likewise.
A lawyer to test Jesus asked Him in today’s gospel, “...what
must I do to inherit eternal life?” He answered him to love God and his
neighbour as written in the law. To justify himself, he asked further, “And who
is my neighbour?” Jesus told him a parable in which a man who travelled from
Jerusalem to Jericho fell into the hands of robbers. They stripped him, beat
him, and left him half dead and went away. A priest and a Levite saw him and
passed by on the other side. It was a Samaritan who had pity on him, poured oil
and wine on his wounds and bandaged them. He “put him on his animal, brought
him to an inn, and took care of him.” He gave the innkeeper two denarii with
the instruction to take care of the man and promised to pay whatever more he
spent.
It is important to remind ourselves that the Jews and the
Samaritans were enemies at the time of this parable. The action of this
Samaritan can be likened to someone spending his/her resources on a professed
enemy. But he must have seen beyond the man who fell into the hands of the
robbers and was certain his good action was known to God who will repay
everyone according to their deeds, cf. Is
59:18; Jer 25:14.
Dear brothers and sisters in the Lord, just like He said to
the lawyer, Jesus is telling us today to “Go and do likewise” if we want to
inherit eternal life. Love without boundaries.
Bible Readings: Jas 2:14-26.
Thought for today: Do good to everyone.
Let us pray: May God help us imitate the Good
Samaritan – Amen.
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