SATURDAY 19TH WEEK IN
ORDINARY TIME YEAR B.
1ST READING: EZEKIEL
18:1-10. 13B. 30-32
GOSPEL: MATTHEW 19:13-15
THEME: YOU ARE
ON YOUR OWN.
Njo nna n’ eso
nwa is now only a human concept but not God. It is wrong for it may make the
child to continue in the sins of the father if the child knows that sins of his
father or even forefathers will follow him/her. Many sins mentioned in the
first reading touched the whole of our being. They touched the sins of omission
which we often forget. Sometimes, it is these sins of omission that we commit
most and we do not count them as sins. The catholic greeting, Onye jisie ike,
orue alaeze, ma onye gbakata kwuru, the answer from time immemorial has been,
nke ogbara agba ala n’ iyi. Changing it to nwanne ya enyere ya aka contradicts
the first reading of today. We should bear in mind that before God, we must
answer for ourselves. No one will suffer for our sins except us. Onweghi onye
ga enyere anyi aka to face our punishment or enjoyment which means we must
continue to work for ourselves without ceasing. It is a personal game not a
group thing. We will face it alone. The earlier we realize this the better for
us.
In the gospel,
Jesus said, the kingdom of God is for those who have childlike heart. Childlike
heart is a heart that do not think of any sin at all talk more of looking for
another who will suffer for the consequences on their behalf. They do only
things that will please their elders and that we should emulate to do things
that please our God. Clean heart and a pure spirit is what every child of God
should have. We must have that on our individual basis not in common, before we
get heaven. That father had does not mean children should relax, onye na way
ya. That father has a good heart and son/daughter is evil will not save you. It
is our personal and individual death. My Death by Martin Heidegger. Thanks.
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