HOMILY FOR MONDAY OF THE TWENTY- NINETH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME, YEAR A

READINGS OF THE DAY
Romans 4:20-25
Respo Psalm Luke 1:69-75
Luke 12:13-21

LITURGICAL COLOUR
Green

INTRODUCTION
Good morning dear brothers and sisters in Christ, today we celebrate Monday of the 29th Week in Ordinary Time, Year A.

FROM OUR FIRST READING
In our first reading today, we heard how the apostle Paul spoke about the faith that Abraham had in the Lord. Abraham, who is the father of many nations and the faithful servant of God, with whom the Lord has established His Covenant, was found righteous, worthy and just because he trusted the Lord wholeheartedly and obeyed Him, His will and commands, despite perhaps having doubts or uncertainties at times in his heart and mind. Abraham allowed the Lord to lead him in all of his path and actions throughout life, and dedicated himself and his every moments to do what God has told him to do. Including leaving his own land and embark on a journey to the land the Lord promised to him and his descendants.

FROM OUR GOSPEL READING
In this morning’s gospel reading, Jesus tells a story of a man whose whole focus in life is to accumulate more and more. He is already rich at the beginning of the story. Nonetheless, it seems what he possessed wasn’t enough for him. After an exceptionally good harvest, he decides to go on a building spree. He knocks down perfectly good barns and builds bigger and better ones to store his extra grain and make his future even more secure than it already was. It is a story of someone who is thoroughly focused on himself; his speech is peppered with the words ‘I’ and ‘my’.

CONCLUSION
In commenting on his own story, Jesus declares that even though this man looked very rich, at a more fundamental level he was very poor, because he was not rich in the sight of God. In immersing himself in his own possessions, he had lost sight of God completely. He never spoke to God; he was not aware of God. Yet, God was aware of him, and, at the end of the story, God spoke to him. God never loses touch with us, but we can lose touch with God. When that happens, our life is impoverished, even if we are well endowed with this world’s goods. In a sense, the gospel this morning calls on us to put first things first, to put God before all else. Being rich in the sight of God is more important than being rich in our own eyes or in the eyes of others. We are rich in the sight of God when we live our lives in the Spirit of God’s Son, who, more than any human being, was rich in the sight of God.
May God bless us through out this new week.

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