The Pulpit Online: Charity begins at home: Monday of the Twelfth Week in Ordinary Time (II) (25th June, 2018).

Homily (Reflection) for Monday of the Twelfth Week in Ordinary Time (II) (25^th June, 2018) on the Gospel

2Kg 17:5-8.13-15.18;

Ps 59:3-5.12-13. (R. v.7);
Matt 7:1-5.

Topic: Charity begins at home.

Maybe because a person cannot look at most parts of his/her own body without a mirror, many avoid looking at themselves completely and concentrate fully on others. Unfortunately, the images presented most often are so much distorted that they are very far from the reality. And these give rise to criticism, condemnation, and so on.

Jesus questioned in today’s gospel,

Why do you see the speck in your neighbour’s eye, but do not notice the log in your own eye? Or how can you say to your neighbour, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ while the log is in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck of your neighbour’s eye.

Imagine the noise in our society today. People are yet to find anything to show for all these. Judging others is not an escape route from one’s sins; it condemns the judges themselves, cf. Rom 2:1.3. God will judge everybody both the righteous and the wicked on the appointed time, cf. Eccl 3:17. One’s delight ought to be in the fear of the LORD for He shall not judge by what His eyes see, or decide by what His ears hear, cf. Is 11:3.

Charity begins at home. Anybody who wants to effect any positive change must start from him/herself. Otherwise, it will be a replica of what our politicians do today intending to deceive the masses forever.

Bible Reading: Rom 2:1-16.

Thought for today: The Lord will judge his people (Heb 10:30).

Let us pray: Lord, help us transform our society by changing our lives – Amen.

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