Fr. Michael Osatofoh Eninlejie, MSP - Homily for Thursday Week 30 Ordinary time - October 29, 2020

THURSDAY 30TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR II Ephesians 6:10-20, Luke 13:31-35 BE ATTUNED TO THE SPIRIT OF GOD I wonder how some people feel when they start living life as if nothing matters. They get tired of praying because of their sins and the devil has an opportunity to enter into their lives fully. In the first reading of today, st Paul advise that we should try to bond with God because it is only prayer that can save us from the various tactics of the devil to lead us astray. Many of us do not pray, some who pray do not pray in a state of grace. Sometimes we may think the troubles we have to face in life are those of people around us, most times, they are not. We fight daily against the impulses of sin inside us. St Paul tells us that we do not fight against flesh and blood, but against principalities and powers. Most of these are our inner struggles against sin and the flesh. Let us continue daily to struggle against the things that make us not to live a good and prayerful life. How many of us are faithful to our times of prayers? How many of us are faithful to the Angelus and divine mercy prayer daily? May almighty God help us to always think of him so as to drive away evil thoughts from our lives. God help us. Amen. Fe Michael Osatofoh Eninlejie MSP