21ST FRIDAY HOMILY IN ORDINARY TIME — YEAR A
21ST FRIDAY HOMILY IN ORDINARY TIME — YEAR B
HOMILY THEME: WHAT COUNTS AS TRUE WISDOM?
BY: Fr. Oselumhense Anetor
The first time I heard the story of the ten bridesmaids, I was a bit disappointed that the five sensible ones would refuse to give some oil to the five foolish ones. I felt they should have been more charitable with their oil. But I later came to realise that the reward for good works aren’t transferable. Each person has to work out his/her salvation in fear and trembling. When it comes to the good deeds and the sacrifices that keep the lamps of our spiritual lives burning brightly, one cannot depend on the sacrifices that others have made.
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Friends, true wisdom lies in the ability to distinguish between the things that matter and those that don’t. This is where worldly wisdom fails to measure up. At about this period some years ago, I read that a seminarian was murdered in cold blood by some misguided herdsmen, and I realised why many still think that our refusal to become equally violent is foolish. But we are not like those who depend on miracles, or those who seek worldly wisdom. We know that God is well able to save us, but even if He does not, our better nature will not bow to the violent pressures of this world. Indeed God has made foolish, the wisdom of this world. Are we ready to meet the bridegroom with the oil of our lives burning brightly?
God bless your weekend ahead.
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