Homily (Reflection) for Tuesday of the
Twenty-Third Week in Ordinary Time (II) (11th September, 2018) on
the Gospel
1Cor 6:1-11;
Ps 149:1-6.9. (R. v.4);
Lk 6:12-19.
Topic: Need to pray always.
Today’s gospel is made-up of two parts, the choosing of the twelve
apostles (Lk 6:12-16) and the
gathering of great multitude around Jesus (Lk
6:17-19). We shall focus on the first part.
Jesus spent the night on the mountain in prayer to God. After
that, He called His disciples and chose twelve of them, whom He named apostles.
Supposing we find ourselves in such a situation, selecting people
out of those we have known for some time, how many will deem it necessary to
pray? We might think otherwise. The prophet Jeremiah reads, “The heart is
deceitful above all things, and desperately corrupt; who can understand it? (Jer 17:9) Out of the heart of man comes
every form of evil, cf. Mk 7:21. And
it is only God who can search the mind and try the heart, cf. Jer 17:10a.
We need to pray always even in those circumstances we think we
least need God, cf. 1Thess 5:17. Apart
from God we are nothing, cf. Jn 15:5.
We ought to pray always and never lose heart, cf. Lk 18:1. Whenever we stop praying, we are bound to sink like Peter,
cf. Matt 14:30. However, before lifting
our hands to God, we must make sure that they are holy and without anger or
quarrelling, cf. 1Tim 2:8.
Bible Reading: Jas 5:13-20.
Thought for today: Prayer is the key.
Let us pray: Lord, teach us to pray, as you
taught your disciples – Amen (cf. Lk
11:1).
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