HOMILY FOR TUESDAY OF THE SECOND WEEK OF EASTER, YEAR B
HOMILY FOR TUESDAY OF THE SECOND WEEK OF EASTER, YEAR B
READINGS OF THE DAY
Acts 4:32-37
Psalm 92:1-2,5
John 3:7-15
HOMILY THEME: No-one has gone up to heaven except the Son of Man who has come down from heaven.
BY: FR. DEOTACIOUS CHIKONTWE SMA
INTRODUCTION
Good morning my dear brothers and sisters in Christ, today we celebrate Tuesday of the Second Week of Easter Period.
FROM OUR FIRST READING
In our first reading today, we heard about the lives of the early Christians who lived their lives with great grace of God present in their midst, living their lives obediently as how the Lord and His Apostles had taught them. They shared their possessions and goods among them, with the Apostles governing over them and helping them to manage their lives. All of them showed love, care and concern for their fellow brothers and sisters, and did not stock the riches of the world or the material possessions for their own use and purpose, but rather, sharing them generously with one another, so that everyone have enough for themselves and are well taken care of by the whole community of the faithful. This is used as a good example of Christian charity and love, and as an inspiration for all of us in how we should act towards our fellow brothers and sisters.
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FROM OUR GOSPEL READING
In our gospel reading of today, Jesus reveals to Nicodemus that he will be lifted up. This can refer to any of the three times Jesus was lifted up. He was lifted up on the Cross when he was crucified. He was lifted up from the dead on the day of his Resurrection. And he was lifted up to heaven on the day of his Ascension. Jesus connects his being lifted up to the bestowal of eternal life on those who believe. As believers, we share in Christ’s death and resurrection through our Baptism. This is because our baptism is both a dying with Christ and a rising with him to glory. We lose our old life of sin and receive the gift of grace, the beginning of eternal life. Through Baptism, we become members of the Church, the Body of Christ.
CONCLUSION
Jesus seems to be saying to Nicodemus and to us that the Spirit of God is not something we can control. We do not take the Spirit where we want it to go; the Spirit takes us where God wants us to go. All we can do is to surrender to the breath of the Spirit within us and around us, to allow the Spirit to direct us and to lead us. Like a flag blowing in the wind, we are to move in response to the movement of the Spirit. The spiritual person is the person whose life is shaped and directed by the Spirit. We are all called to be spiritual people in that sense. Discerning where the Holy Spirit is leading us is central to our lives as followers of Jesus.
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