SATURDAY 15TH WEEK IN
ORDINARY TIME YEAR B.
1ST READING: MICAH
2:1-5
GOSPEL: MATTHEW 12:14-21
THEME: DO WE REMEMBER JUSTICE AT
ALL?
Sometimes, after looking at what
is happening in the world, one may ask, will anyone make heaven? We often pray
against bribery and corruption in Nigeria pointing accusing fingers to our
leaders and we are even worse than them. I have come to realize that many who
shout that prayer are our major problems.
The first reading is seriously
warning us of the evil we do to people especially those under us. Curse shall
be upon us when we think about evils at night and execute them in the day. When
we think about evil in the night of our hearts and execute them in the day of
our actions. The poor in the reading are not majorly those who have no money or
little money rather, those whom we oppress in one way or the other.
Responsorial Psalm is reminding God not to forget the poor. If God remembers
them, we that are oppressing them will be in trouble.
Gospel says that God’s son will
make sure that victory comes. Are we going to be saved when it comes? Let us
think deep in many ways we oppress people and relent from that. Snatching
peoples’ lands, tress, animals, money, wives, children, parents and many other
ways we do that.
A man from my place married a
young beautiful lady. After few years of their marriage, the wife noticed that
the man has a widow that he goes to every now and then. When he says he has
nothing to give to the family, he goes to the widow and spend all. The wife has
done all within her power but the widow has snatched him from the family. She
came to me and told me about it. I recommended prayers and good behaviour
towards her husband which she does. She latter called me and said that there is
a little change.
Let us today go back to our God
who is the God of justice and work towards the path of justice so that we will
not be condemned but gain life everlasting. Thanks.
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