Homily (Reflection) for Monday of the
Ninth Week in Ordinary Time (II) (04th June, 2018) on the Gospel
2Pt 1:2-7;
Ps 90:1-2.14-16. (R. cf. v.2);
Mk 12:1-12.
Topic: We are all tenants.
Jesus said to the people, “A man planted a vineyard, put a
fence around it, dug a pit for the wine press, and built a watchtower; then he leased
it to tenants and went to another country.” Looking at this parable, the owner of
the vineyard put everything in order before leasing it out to the tenants. One
would have expected them to be appreciative by playing according to the rules.
However, all the servants the man sent to collect his own share of the produce
were either beaten up or killed. Not even his son was spared.
The Psalmist rightly wrote, “The earth is the LORD's and the
fullness thereof, the world and those who dwell therein” (Ps 24:1; cf. 1Cor 10:26). And the book of Job reads, “Naked I came
from my mother's womb, and naked shall I return...” (Job 1:21). Saint Paul in his first letter to Timothy also wrote, “for
we brought nothing into the world, and we cannot take anything out of the
world” (1Tim 6:7). He also asked, “What
have you that you did not receive? If then you received it, why do you boast as
if it were not a gift?” (1Cor 4:7).
The people who heard this parable first were not aware that it
was about them. In the same vein, many may be looking at this parable as a
passage to show how bad the Jews were. Let us not forget that it was written
for our instruction, cf. Rom 15:4; 1Cor
10:11.
Based on these, we all are truly God’s tenants. How one sees
and handles the things God left in his/her custody makes the difference – good
or wicked tenant. And it is in each person’s hand to choose what he/she wants
to be.
Bible Reading: Job 1:13-22.
Thought for today: What have you that you did not receive?
Let us pray: God help us both to understand that
everything is yours and to handle them accordingly – Amen.
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