DATE : 24/4/2021
EVENT : Saturday of the Third Week of Eastertide
COLOUR: White
READINGS : Acts 9:31-42;
Resp. Psalm 115:12-17; John 6:60-69.
THEME: WE ALWAYS NEED SOMEONE
Greetings beloved people of God. I welcome you to "My Catholic Homily Digest". On this twenty fourth day of April, which is the sixth day of the third week of Eastertide, I wish to reflect with you on the theme: " We Always Need Someone". Beloved, one of the sad but fortunate realities of life is that, we will always need someone at each moment of our lives. No man or woman is completely independent or self sufficient in life. If we do not need someone to assist us, then we need someone to assist. We would need someone to love or to love us. We would need someone to talk to or to talk to us. We need someone to help us execute certain task. We need a family to care for us. Thus, the old Ubuntu philosophy has it that, "I am because we are",and because we are, therefore I am. So, the 'I', comes from the 'we', and the 'we', makes and gives relevance to the 'I'. The English man, would often say, 'No man is an island'. He will definitely be in need of something, because there is a vacuum created in his heart which is always yearning to be filled and satisfied. And according to St. Augustine of Hippo, no material thing can fill up this vacuum in the human earth except the divine love.
In the Gospel reading of today, John 6:60-69, we are told that the hearers of Jesus, found his teaching intolerable and too difficult to accept, so gradually they began to withdraw from following him. Jesus however, turned and said to his remainder disciples, "what about you, do you want to go away too?’ And Simon Peter the chief of the apostles answered, ‘Lord, who shall we go to? You have the message of eternal life, and we believe; we know that you are the Holy One of God.’ Beloved, this proclamation of Peter is not mere flattery of Jesus. Peter knew the ancient truth that man must have some one to go to. Man cannot live without a master, a guide, a comforter, and a God. He knew that the soul cannot live alone or grope it's own way. So what Peter meant was, we cannot leave you till we have found another, who shall outbid you in your offers. The offer of salvation and eternal life. He knew that there cannot be a better offer which shall ever surpass what Christ is proposing to offer them. If he has said his flesh is real food, and his blood is real drink for our soul's nourishment, then we have every reason to believe him, since there is not better argument to the contrary.
Child of God, incase you have forgotten, let me remind that, there is no better place that your soul can find eternal rest if not in Jesus. There is no other way in which your soul can be nourished if not through the body and blood of Jesus Christ. There is no other means by which your soul can be redeemed if not through faith in Jesus Christ. Whatever place you go to, whomever you want to turn to, no matter the philosophy that you hold, if Jesus is not involved then you are heading to doom, where your soul will be lost forever. Why not keep faith with Jesus, I know that sometimes, the teaching of Christianity might appear to be too strict and labourous, but in it is found happiness, satisfaction, peace and salvation. But departing from Jesus to follow a cheaper course, because the end might be disastrous for you.
Oh that today you would listen to his voice harden not your hearts (Ps.95:7-8).
LET US PRAY : Lord Jesus, help me to remain faithful to you even when I find it difficult to maintain my sanity and serenity.
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
HAPPY WEEKEND BELOVED FRIENDS
@ Fada Emmanuel Nnamdi Megwara, MSP. ⛪
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