HOMILY FOR WEDNESDAY OF THE 14TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME CYCLE II (1)

HOMILY FOR WEDNESDAY OF THE 14TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME CYCLE II

THEME: HE APPOINTED TWELVE

BY: FR, GERALD M. MUSA

HOMILY FOR WEDNESDAY JULY 6 2022

In every organization, matters of appointment and promotion can be very delicate, complex, and competitive. Therefore, organisations and institutions provide clear guidelines for appointments and promotion to minimize the tussles and struggles that go with the exercise. Jesus did not set up any committee to assist in appointing the Apostles who were going to be his companions and successors. If there was a committee, the requirements would have been limited to human standards. Jesus adopted a different strategy. He prayed earnestly before he chose those who were to be his companions and helpers. Obviously, these were not perfect men. Among them was a tax collector, a zealot, a potential betrayer, and some fishermen. Jesus did not choose them for who they were, but for what he could make out of them. They were like raw materials waiting to be transformed. He was not looking for super brilliant or great scholars, but for people who would remain faithful to the end. None of the Apostles could boastfully say he was appointed because of his goodness, credentials, brilliance, nobility, merit, or power. For “No one takes this honour upon himself” (Hebrew 5:4). Just as Jesus called his disciples, God calls each of us and assigns us work. We should constantly ask ourselves daily and in every situation of life: What is he calling me to do? What is he calling me to say? What is he calling me to be?

MATTHEW 10:1-7