Fr. Emmanuel Megwara, MSP - Homily for Monday Week 29 Ordinary time - October 19, 2020

DATE : 19/10/2020, Monday of the 29th Week in Ordinary Time (A) EVENT : Ss. John of Brébeuf and Isaac Jogues, priests, and their Companions, Martyrs, and St. Paul of the Cross, Priest (Memorial). COLOUR : RED READINGS : Eph. 2:1-10 Resp. Psalm 99:1-5; Luke 12:13-21. THEME: HOW MUCH RESOURCES DOES A MAN NEED TO LIVE WELL Greetings beloved people of God. I welcome you to "My Catholic Homily Digest". As this new working begins, in which we celebrate the memorial of great saints and Christian witnesses, I want to reflect with us on the theme "How Much Resources Does a Man Need to Live Well" For me, one of the greatest tragedy and irony of life is struggling all through life to amass wealth, only to die without having time to enjoy the resources you have garnered. And it will be even more excruciating and painful when from the grave or underworld, you see another, feasting, enjoying and wasting the resources you would have rightfully enjoyed if only you were a cubit wiser. Beloved, St. James tells us that the things that cause conflict, quarrel, jealousy, killing, anger and greed, are our insatiable desires to have and to have more (Jamed 4:1). We spend most part of our life chasing after riches and wealth at all cost without ever getting satisfied. And we die without have time to really enjoy life and affect lives with our resources. Beloved, in the Gospel of today, Luke 12:13-21, Jesus, after dismissing the man who came to ask him to beg his brother to give him a share of his inheritance, quickly narrated to us the parable of the rich fool. The story of the rich fool is not too far from the life story of many of us Christians. Most of us have fat bank accounts and food items, yet, we are still amassing and saving resources so that someday, we can enjoy life. Even when we have had enough to last a life time, a year or a month, we are still grabbing. Such that we fail to notice the hungry poor in our neighbourhood. In his riches man lacks wisdom says the Psalmist (Ps. 49). Child of God, listen, there is no harm or sin in saving your resources for a better future. The problem or sin comes in when you get too busy piling up wealth more than you need like most of our politician do, that you hardly have time for charity, for God and to enjoy the wealth God has blessed you. I pray that we may not be caught unaware like the rich fool, but that we may be grateful for the little resources God has used to decorate our life and also help other to enjoy a better life. #End Sars, #End Political Oppression, #End Greed and unnecessary piling up of wealth, #End Bad Governance. Oh that today you would listen to his voice harden not your hearts (Ps.95:7-8) LET US PRAY : Lord Jesus, free my heart from all possessiveness and from coveting what belongs to another. Help me to make good use of the material blessings you give me that I may use them generously for your glory and for the good of others....men HAPPY NEW WEEK (BARKA DA SABUWAR MAKO) @ Fada Emmanuel Nnamdi Megwara, MSP. ⛪