Fr. Emmanuel Megwara, MSP - Homily for Thursday Week 29 Ordinary time - October 22, 2020

DATE : 22/10/2020, Thursday of the 29th Week in Ordinary Time (A) EVENT :Mass of the Weekday COLOUR : GREEN READINGS : Eph. 3:14-21; Resp. Psalm 32:1-2.4-5.11-12.18-19; Luke 12:49-53. THEME: WHEN THE FIRE OF GOD DESCENDS Greetings beloved people of God. I welcome you to "My Catholic Homily Digest". Today, I want to reflect with us on the theme " When the Fire of God Descends". Realistically speaking, the human person is a bundle of possibilities. God so finely created man such that there is absolute nothing humanly possible that he cannot achieve, if he has the right motivation and disposition. However, as a limitless Being, Scriptures tells us that God is far above man and can do exceedingly above whatever we can ever think of or imagine (Eph. 3:20). Beloved, to achieve whatever height we desire in life, we need the right spirit to motivate and fire us and to keep us resolute, determined and focus to our desired end. In the Gospel passage of today, Luke 12:49-53, Jesus told his disciple that He has come to bring fire and not peace to the world. He has come to set a family, a community and a nation against itself. Child of God, without wasting time on semantics and rhetorics, the quidity of what Christ is saying is summarised, evidenced and practicalised in what we are witnessing in Nigeria today even as we speak. It is a Holy hunger and fire for justice, for fairness, for liberty, for an end to corruption which a few privileged class of elite metes on the majority of the poor, helpless and vulnerable people. Truth is, as Christians, we should never be cold and comfortable in the midst of oppression, suppression injustices of various degrees and murder. Rather, inspired by a holy anger, we must rise up against the unjust oppression and speak out loudly (Soro Soke). Thanks to the Nigerian Youths, who having been filled with a holy anger for justice, have arisen to put an end to the age long injustice at all levels of government which we have been witnessing in this country. I pray God to grant us our wish for a peaceful and just society. God bless you # End Sars # 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, may the fire of your love consume me and transform my life that I may truly desire nothing more than life with you. Fill me with the power of your Holy Spirit that I may always stand against any unjust oppressor....Amen @ Fada Emmanuel Nnamdi Megwara, MSP. ⛪