7th Sunday in Ordinary
Time Year C.
1 Samuel 26:2, 7-9, 12-13, 22-23.
Second Reading
1 Corinthians 15:45-49.
Gospel
Luke 6:27-38
THEME: WONDERFUL BUT VERY HARD.
From my own observance, I think
the most rewarding religion on earth is Christianity and the hardest religion
to practice. True Christianity is the only religion that preaches loving your
enemy and praying for him/her. It is sometimes easier said than done. Think of
this.
If you have been a victim or you
have someone who has been a victim of this Fulani herdsmen problem. One day you
are passing and you happen to see a Fulani Herdsman lying lifeless on the way,
what will you do? Help him? Leave him there? Or help in fastening his death? We
as human beings believe so much in acting back on those who have offended us
and sometimes we do forget those who have been good to us. Continue Reading...................................
A man from my place once in a
village meeting to resolve a small land dispute said, onye asoghi aju isi mu
were taa mu aru n’ isi, agaghi mu aso nsi were taa ya n’ ike. (He that did not
consider my hair and bit me on the head, I will not also consider what his
buttocks produce and bit him there). The most interesting thing there is that
that man was the vice chairman of the parish council that time. And this is the
same mentality many of us carry around.
David in the first reading has
given a link to follow. David had every opportunity to kill Saul and his
soldiers but he did not for he knew that it is not a good thing to pay evil
with evil and that is the major teaching of Christianity. One day, I was just
talking about forgiveness and gave example with this particular reading of
today and a boy stood up and told me that David was afraid for he could not
have finished killing all the soldiers of Saul without them waking up to fight
back and he chose to do a thing that will not attract attention in order to
make peace with Saul. Some of us here still have that stupid mentality. David
had everything he could have used against Saul but he did not for he knew what
the Lord wants. Let me briefly talk on an expression in the first reading.
David did not want to touch the Lord’s anointed. So many of us today are now
driving joy in touching anointed men and women of God. Why? We hear stories of
people killing, kidnapping, beating, stealing and other evils to Rev. Fathers
and Sisters. Anointed men of God, fear them. Touch not my anointed and do my
prophet no harm (Psalm 105:15).
We have taken our humanity that
always look for retaliation and revenge from Adam but Jesus has come to us and
has given himself to us to take the spirituality of him which is rooted in
mercy and forgiveness. Since we do not find trouble with taking humanity from
Adam, let us not also find trouble in taking spirituality of forgiveness from
Christ who is the second Adam.
The gospel reading urges us not
to judge our neighbours. It is not always easy as human beings not to judge but
we can still do it. We may act like humans but as fast as possible we should
take up the spirituality of Christ. If God is to judge us as we judge others,
all of us without anyone left will be condemned. So, let us listen to Jesus in
the gospel who is asking us to pray for our enemies.
It is not always easy but it is
very much possible. Christianity is a wonderful religion but very hard to
practice. Borrowing from the Igbos, ihe ataghi afufu adighi aga. Good things
always come from hard things. Nothing good comes easily. We must know that we
are going to be reward abundantly in heaven if we obey the Christian rules
which have their root in Christ. THANKS AND HAPPY SUNDAY.
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