Key Message:
“My God, if my tongue cannot say in every moment that I love You, I want my heart to repeat it to You as often as I draw breath.” – Saint John Vianney
Homily:
Mother Teresa did marvellous works for our God in spite of being a weak and sickly person. She had the power of God in her, and she was moved only by the power and wisdom of our Lord Jesus residing within her. Once a wealthy person visited Mother Teresa and told that he wanted to donate a big property for her ministry. Mother Teresa told him plainly that she takes all the decisions only after consulting with our Lord Jesus. She prayed to Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament and Jesus told her not to take the property. So Mother refused to take the property citing Jesus had not approved of it. Within the next few months, there was a legal case filed on the same property. Mother Teresa did not have the wisdom or the capability to find out if the property had any litigation, but our Lord Jesus Christ revealed it to her.
Today’s second reading says that God calls us irrespective of who we are and also that Christ is the source of our power and our wisdom. Since the foolishness of God is wiser than men and the weakness of God is stronger than man, when Christ is residing in us, we are both strong and powerful. When we are discouraged, our Lord Jesus Christ is our courage. God has intentionally chosen us, however weak or unworthy we are. Because God knows that He will back us with His power and wisdom. We have no excuse not to fulfil our God-ordained destiny, because our Lord Jesus Christ is our power and our wisdom.
When we have our Lord Jesus within us, He will be like a good friend, teaching us and always guiding us.
God our loving Father has an overflowing zeal for us. That is why He had to sacrifice His own Son for us on the cross. Our Lord Jesus burned with zeal for the house of God. All the saints and Apostles who fulfilled their God-anointed destiny had an inner zeal to serve the Lord.
Let us understand what God says regarding zeal to the church of Ephesus in Revelation 2 – “I know your deeds, your hard work and your perseverance. I know that you cannot tolerate wicked people, that you have tested those who claim to be apostles but are not, and have found them false. You have persevered and have endured hardships for my name, and have not grown weary. Yet I hold this against you: You have forsaken the love you had at first. Consider how far you have fallen! Repent and do the things you did at first. If you do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place.”
From this letter, we understand that this church walks in the right ways. They undergo hardships for the Lord but do not go weary. But still God says that they do not have the zeal or love for God.
In Revelation 3:16, God says, “Because you are lukewarm — neither hot nor cold — I am about to spit you out of my mouth.” God does not like us being complacent. We cannot fulfil the purpose of our life if we are complacent. There will not be any goal in our life. As a result our life will become a monotonous and boring one.
God’s gifts are free, but they are provided only if we ask God for them. For example, our Lord Jesus Christ said, “Ask and receive the Holy Spirit”. The more we ask for the Holy Spirit, the more we will receive the Holy Spirit. Our life will become meaningful.
Our Lord Jesus Christ said, “Seek first the kingdom of God, the rest will all be added unto you”. What we require is only the zeal for our loving Lord. All the blessings will follow. When King Solomon sought God and His wisdom to take care of His people Israel, God also blessed him with the other blessings which he did not request – richness and power.
David went from being a shepherd to king of the Israelites because God was very impressed with David. What did God testify about king David – “A man after my own heart”.
God is easily impressed by our love for Him. He is in His house waiting for our love. His heart is beating fast for our love. Nothing is more precious to Him than our love for Him. He sacrificed His only Son for us on the cross. And He is still longing for our true love.
God our Father is lovingly asking us “Won’t you love me too?”
Key Message:
“My God, if my tongue cannot say in every moment that I love You, I want my heart to repeat it to You as often as I draw breath.” – Saint John Vianney
Homily:
Mother Teresa did marvellous works for our God in spite of being a weak and sickly person. She had the power of God in her, and she was moved only by the power and wisdom of our Lord Jesus residing within her. Once a wealthy person visited Mother Teresa and told that he wanted to donate a big property for her ministry. Mother Teresa told him plainly that she takes all the decisions only after consulting with our Lord Jesus. She prayed to Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament and Jesus told her not to take the property. So Mother refused to take the property citing Jesus had not approved of it. Within the next few months, there was a legal case filed on the same property. Mother Teresa did not have the wisdom or the capability to find out if the property had any litigation, but our Lord Jesus Christ revealed it to her.
Today’s second reading says that God calls us irrespective of who we are and also that Christ is the source of our power and our wisdom. Since the foolishness of God is wiser than men and the weakness of God is stronger than man, when Christ is residing in us, we are both strong and powerful. When we are discouraged, our Lord Jesus Christ is our courage. God has intentionally chosen us, however weak or unworthy we are. Because God knows that He will back us with His power and wisdom. We have no excuse not to fulfil our God-ordained destiny, because our Lord Jesus Christ is our power and our wisdom.
When we have our Lord Jesus within us, He will be like a good friend, teaching us and always guiding us.
God our loving Father has an overflowing zeal for us. That is why He had to sacrifice His own Son for us on the cross. Our Lord Jesus burned with zeal for the house of God. All the saints and Apostles who fulfilled their God-anointed destiny had an inner zeal to serve the Lord.
Let us understand what God says regarding zeal to the church of Ephesus in Revelation 2 – “I know your deeds, your hard work and your perseverance. I know that you cannot tolerate wicked people, that you have tested those who claim to be apostles but are not, and have found them false. You have persevered and have endured hardships for my name, and have not grown weary. Yet I hold this against you: You have forsaken the love you had at first. Consider how far you have fallen! Repent and do the things you did at first. If you do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place.”
From this letter, we understand that this church walks in the right ways. They undergo hardships for the Lord but do not go weary. But still God says that they do not have the zeal or love for God.
In Revelation 3:16, God says, “Because you are lukewarm — neither hot nor cold — I am about to spit you out of my mouth.” God does not like us being complacent. We cannot fulfil the purpose of our life if we are complacent. There will not be any goal in our life. As a result our life will become a monotonous and boring one.
God’s gifts are free, but they are provided only if we ask God for them. For example, our Lord Jesus Christ said, “Ask and receive the Holy Spirit”. The more we ask for the Holy Spirit, the more we will receive the Holy Spirit. Our life will become meaningful.
Our Lord Jesus Christ said, “Seek first the kingdom of God, the rest will all be added unto you”. What we require is only the zeal for our loving Lord. All the blessings will follow. When King Solomon sought God and His wisdom to take care of His people Israel, God also blessed him with the other blessings which he did not request – richness and power.
David went from being a shepherd to king of the Israelites because God was very impressed with David. What did God testify about king David – “A man after my own heart”.
God is easily impressed by our love for Him. He is in His house waiting for our love. His heart is beating fast for our love. Nothing is more precious to Him than our love for Him. He sacrificed His only Son for us on the cross. And He is still longing for our true love.
God our Father is lovingly asking us “Won’t you love me too?”