DATE : 25/2/2021
EVENT : Thursday of the first week of Lent
COLOUR:Violet
READINGS : Esther 4:17; Resp. Psalm 137:1-3,7-8; Matt. 7:7-12.
THEME: THE LORD LISTENS TO THE PRAYERS OF A SORROWING HEART
Greetings beloved people of God. I welcome you to "My Catholic Homily Digest". On this Twenty Fifth day of February, I wish to reflect with you on the theme: " The Lord Listens To The Prayers Of A Sorrowing Heart". Beloved in Christ, do you know that there are certain prayers and pleas which never go unanswered. Do you also know that there are certain persons, whose prayers receive express and emergency treatment from God. It does not mean that God is partial in his dealings or mode of answering prayers. What this simply means is that as a merciful and compassionate Being, God always has soft spot for the downtrodden, the weak, the orphan, the widow, the infant and the extremely poor. He is quick to rescue or avenge the misdeeds done to these categories of persons, especially when they call upon him from their heart, over an injustice meted at them.
Beloved, the first reading of today presents us with the sorrowful prayers of Queen Esther. The people of Israel were under the threat of extinction by the evil decree of king Artaxerxes the great, which Haman, the king's trusted general had planned. But because the people of Israel were not only precious and dear to the Lord, they were also vulnerable and defenceless against the threats of the king. So, God listened earnestly to the pleas of Queen Esther when she called upon him to salvage her people, the Jews from the clutches of the hungry lions of Haman, waiting to prowl.
Child of God, just like the Gospel of today reads, God knows and is interested in giving us the good things of life. He always respects his words. Just like He told us in the Gospel this morning, we are sure to receive whatever good we ask in his name. Especially when that which we are asking is exactly what we need; is according to his will and justly belongs to us by right. So my beloved friends, whenever you feel unjustly treated or feel that what is rightly your due is not coming to you, do not hesitate to cry to God like Esther and He will most certainly come to your rescue.
Oh that today you would listen to his voice harden not your hearts (Ps.95:7-8).
LET US PRAY : Lord Jesus, thank you for keeping to your promises in my life. May you continue to provide for me all that I need. ..
The Lord be with you....... and with your Spirit.
May Almighty God bless you in the Name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit ....Amen
@ Fada Emmanuel Nnamdi Megwara, MSP. ⛪
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