HOMILY FOR WEDNESDAY OF THE 3RD WEEK OF EASTER, YEAR B
HOMILY FOR WEDNESDAY OF THE 3RD WEEK OF EASTER, YEAR B
HOMILY THEME: It is my Father’s will that whoever sees the Son should have eternal life
Acts 8:1-8
Psalm 65:1-7
John 6:35-40
Fr. Deotacious Chikontwe SMA
INTRODUCTION
Good morning my dear brothers and sisters in Christ, today we celebrate Wednesday of the Third Week of Easter Season.
FROM OUR FIRST READING
In today’s first reading, Philip preaches the gospel in Samaria and the people there unite in welcoming the message Philip preached. In Luke’s first volume, Jesus had attempted to preach the gospel to a Samaritan village but they rejected Jesus because he was heading for Jerusalem. Now the risen Lord, through Philip, preaches the gospel to the Samaritans and this time they welcome the gospel. The Lord continues to offer the gospel even to those who have rejected it. Even though we may turn from the Lord at times, he never turns from us.
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FROM OUR GOSPEL READING
In today’s gospel reading, Jesus says, ‘whoever comes to me I shall not turn away’. It is a statement that reveals the welcoming nature of the Lord’s presence. Those who come to him will find a welcome from him. The opening invitation of Jesus in this gospel is ‘Come and see’. He invites people to come to him and he promises those who do so that he will never turn them away. In this he is being true to God’s will which is, according to the gospel reading, that all who see the Son and believe in him shall have eternal life’. It is as the source of life, as the one who can satisfy our deepest hungers and thirsts, that Jesus invites people to come to him, while assuring them that they will never be turned away if they do come.
CONCLUSION
There will always be forces in our world that are hostile to our coming to Jesus. Yet, the later experience of Saul suggests that not only does the Lord welcome those who come to him but he seeks out those who are hostile to him. Saul eventually came to Jesus because Jesus went after him. The Lord who welcomes us when we come to him also seeks us out when we walk away from him. When we don’t come to him, he comes after us, not in anger but in love. He is always driven by God the Father’s will that all should see the Son and believe in him and so have eternal life.
The Lord be with You
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