Homily (Reflection) for Thursday of the Seventeenth
Week in Ordinary Time (II) (02nd August, 2018) on the Gospel
Jer 18:1-6;
Ps 145:2-6. (R. v.5);
Matt 13:47-53.
Topic: Separate from evil.
In today’s gospel, Jesus likens the kingdom of heaven to a
net thrown into the sea which caught every kind of fish. When it was full, it was
drawn ashore, and the good ones are put into baskets but the bad thrown out. Similarly,
at the end of the age, the angels will separate the evil from the righteous and
throw them into the furnace of fire, where there will be weeping and gnashing
of teeth. Note that terrible furnace of fire appeared again today.
The church is of saints and sinners. However, all must strive
to be what we are called to be, saints of God, cf. Rom 1:6, 7; 1Cor 1:2. God blessed every person with all each needs
to be good according to each person’s ability, cf. Matt 25:15; Eph 1:3. So being good or bad is not a matter of ability
but of choice, cf. Deut 30:19. All
who proves to be good not minding individual abilities will receive the same
verdict, “Well done, good and faithful servant; you have been faithful over a
little, I will set you over much; enter into the joy of your master” (Matt 25:21, 23).
Unless one separates him/herself from evil, he/she will be
separated from the righteous and be thrown into the terrible furnace of fire. Our
prayer ought to be in line with the Psalmist, “One thing have I asked of the
LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the
days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to inquire in his temple”
(Ps 27:4).
Bible Reading: Matt
25:31-46.
Thought for today: Decide wisely today.
Let us pray: Lord, “Restore to me the joy of your
salvation, and sustain in me a willing spirit” – Amen (Ps 51:12).
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