Homily (Reflection) for Saturday of
the Thirty-Second Week in Ordinary Time (I) (18th November, 2017) on
the Gospel
(B.V.M. on Saturday, Opt. Mem)
Wis 18:14-16.19:6-9;
Ps 104:2-3.36-37.42-43. (R. v.5);
Lk 18:1-8.
Topic: No alternative.
Jesus used the parable of the widow and the unjust judge to teach
His disciples the need to pray always and not to lose heart. The unjust judge
“who neither feared God nor had respect for people” for a while refused to
grant the widow who also lived in the same city the justice she so much
desired. But the widow never gave up. She continued pleading with the unjust
judge until she got justice.
Have you ever asked yourself why the widow never gave up? The
reason I think is simple. She had no alternative. The reason why many turn their
back on God is because they think that God has alternative/s. But has He any?
We still remember the reply of Saint Peter when Jesus asked them if they would
leave Him like others, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of
eternal life” (Jn 6:68).
God has no alternative. He alone is God, cf. 2Kg 19:19; Ps 86:10; Neh
9:6. And He alone is good, cf. Mk
10:18; Lk 18:19.
Bible Reading: Jn 6:60-69.
Thought for today: God has no alternative.
Let us pray: God, help us to understand that
without you we can do nothing – Amen.
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