Monday, June 22, 2015

June 22 - Homily for Today

In this gospel passage Jesus encourages useful fraternal correction by those who also see the need of correction in their own lives. No one is above the need for evaluation of motive and action; no one is exempt from judgment from God. It is when we, as creatures of God, try to “play God” in being judgers of others that we overstep our bounds.  And of course we must always remember God does not look at the surface of things, but he looks into the heart: what might appear out of line from our perspective might not be out of line by God’s. This does not mean that we refrain from truly helping one another when we see our brothers and sisters dangerously going astray: Jesus came for the lost and wandering sheep! We must help him bring back the wayward – by hook or by crook – but always in a charitable way. Charity and justice go hand in hand! A whole new world of responsibility opens up when these two are joined together in the mind and heart of the believer in Jesus.

In the first reading from the Book of Genesis we now begin our trek through the Old Testament yet another time. Abram and his wife Sarai are sent out on a whole new adventure in their lives – at age 75: God can use anyone he chooses to do his work, at any age, in any place! If Abram did not go, then there would be no Old or New Testaments; no promise or fulfillment; no Jesus or Church! But he did go, and he did cooperate fully with God’s plan for his life: and he became the Father in Faith of many nations – as many as who would want to be. May we count ourselves solidly among them this day!


The word of God is living and effective, able to discern reflections and thoughts of the heart!

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