Homily (Reflection) for Wednesday of
the Fifteenth Week in Ordinary Time (I) (17th July, 2019) on the
Gospel
Ex 3:1-6.9-12;
Ps 102:1-4.6-7. (R. v.8);
Matt 11:25-27.
Topic: Give thanks to God.
Jesus addressed the Father in today’s gospel, “I thank you
Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the
wise and the intelligent and have revealed them to infants; yes, Father, for
such was your gracious will.” After reading this, I asked myself, ‘When did I
last thank God and for what?’
It might be very difficult for some remembering the last time
they thanked God. However, we are ever ready with seemingly endless list of
petitions. Meanwhile, Saint Paul rightly exhorts us, “give thanks in all
circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you” (1Thess 5:18).
No matter your condition, always thank God for His steadfast
love which endures forever, cf. Ps
107:1. 118:1,29. 136:1,2,3,26. Postpone no further. God expects our thanks,
cf. Lk 17:18-19. Let us therefore
enter His gates not always with endless petitions but more often with
thanksgiving and praise, because it is good to give thanks to the LORD, to sing
praises to the name of the Most High God, cf. Ps 54:6. 92:1. 100:4.
It is not optional. Every God’s creature must thank Him and
all His saints must bless Him, cf. Ps
145:10. If God is your father and your master, He expects your thanks, cf. Mal 1:6. Give thanks to God in the congregation
with your whole heart and tell of all His wonderful deeds, cf. Ps 9:1. 111:1.
Bible Reading: Lk 17:11-19; Ps 118; 136.
Thought for today: Always give thanks to God with your whole heart.
Let us pray: May the good Lord assist us in giving
worthy thanks – Amen.
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