34TH WEDNESDAY HOMILY OF ORDINARY TIME — YEAR B
34TH WEDNESDAY HOMILY OF ORDINARY TIME — YEAR B
HOMILY THEME: YOU WILL BE HATED
BY: Bishop Gerald M Musa
Hate crimes, hate speech, and hate groups are on the rise. Hatred leads to social segregation, discrimination, harassment, verbal abuse, assault, and xenophobic attacks against targeted groups of people. Many hate incidents show that people are hated not for any crime they have committed but because of their beliefs, race, gender, ethnic group, sexual orientation, political affiliation, or social status.
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Jesus discusses the cost of discipleship and tells his followers they will be hated for standing by the truth, for being different, for advocating justice, and because of their hunger and thirst for righteousness. Anyone determined to live by the values of the gospel message should be ready to be hated and persecuted. This is because the gospel message contradicts the way of the world and implies swimming against the tide.
Moreover, Jesus assures his disciples of grace, wisdom, and protection. He says those who persevere to the end will secure their lives. Their patience will lead to triumph. This great sense of assurance led the Apostle Paul to declare: “And therefore I suffer as I do. But I am not ashamed, for I know whom I have believed, and I am sure that he can guard until that Day what has been entrusted to me” (2 Timothy 1:12).
How do we persevere and bear witness to Christ in the heat of hatred, persecution, humiliation, and discrimination?
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