HOMILY OF 10TH FRIDAY OF ORDINARY TIME — YEAR A
HOMILY OF 10TH FRIDAY OF ORDINARY TIME — YEAR A
HOMILY THEME: UNDERSTANDING THE INTENTION OF GOD’S LAW
BY: Fr. Isaac Awe
2 Corinthians 4:7-15, Ps. 116:10-11,15-18, Matthew 5:27-32
Jesus teaches that righteousness involves responding to every situation in life in a way that fulfils God’s law, not just externally but internally as well. Jesus says that evil desires spring from the heart. That is why the sin of adultery must first be dealt with in the heart, the place not only of the emotions, but the mind, will, thought, and intentions as well.
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God’s intention and ideal from the beginning was for man and woman to be indissolubly united in marriage as “one flesh” ( Genesis 2:23-24 ). That ideal is found in the unbreakable union of Adam and Eve. They were created for each other and for no one else. They are the pattern and symbol for all who were to come. Moses permitted divorce as a concession in view of a lost ideal ( Mark 10:2-9). Jesus sets the high ideal of the married state before those who are willing to accept his commands.
Jesus gives grace and power to those who seek to follow his way of holiness in their state of life — whether married or single. If we want to live righteously we must understand the intention of God’s commands and decide in our heart to obey the Lord. The Lord writes his law on our hearts and gives us his power to live his way of righteousness and holiness. Do we trust in God’s love and allow his Holy Spirit to fill us with a thirst for righteousness and holiness?
PRAYER: Lord, begin a new work of love within us. Instil in us a greater love for your commandments. Give us a burning desire to live a life of righteousness and holiness. Purify and transform us that we may be fully conformed into the likeness of Christ. Amen
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