Homily (Reflection) for Monday of the
Sixteenth Week in Ordinary Time (II) (23rd July, 2018) on the Gospel
Mic 6:1-4.6-8;
Ps 49:5-6.8-9.16-17.21.23. (R. v.23);
Matt 12:38-42.
Topic: Are we better-off?
Some scribes and Pharisees said to Jesus in today’s gospel, “Teacher,
we wish to see a sign from you.” Jesus replied them, “An evil and adulterous
generation asks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of
the prophet Jonah.” Both the people of Nineveh and the queen of the South will
rise up with this generation and condemn it at the judgement because they
listened to Jonah and Solomon respectively, yet something greater than Jonah
and Solomon was there.
The letter to the Hebrews reads, “Long ago God spoke to our
ancestors in many and various ways by the prophets, but in these last days he
has spoken to us by a Son...” (Heb
1:1-2a). It therefore warns,
...we must pay greater attention to what we have heard, so
that we do not drift away from it. For if the message declared through angels was
valid, and every transgression or disobedience received a just penalty, how can
we escape if we neglect so great a salvation? (Heb 2:1-3a).
Surely God has stronger words for our generation. Recall that
many of the scribes and Pharisees never believed that Jesus is the Son of God,
cf. Matt 13:55-56; Mk 6:3; Jn 5:18. On
our part, we said that we believe but rarely do we live it out thereby
deceiving ourselves, cf. Jas 1:22; Rom
2:13.
Let us depart from this evil, and do good, cf. Ps 34:14; 37:27. We have received much and
are expected to return accordingly, cf. Lk
12:48.
Bible Reading: Lk 12:41-48.
Thought for today: Jesus is the reality.
Let us pray: God, help us to look for you and not
for your signs – Amen.
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