HOMILY OF 2ND WEDNESDAY OF THE ADVENT — YEAR A

HOMILY OF 2ND WEDNESDAY OF THE ADVENT — YEAR A

HOMILY THEME: JESUS IS WITH US IN OUR MOMENTS OF TRIALS

BY: Fr. Isaac Awe

Isa 40:25-31, 20; Psalm 102(103):1-4, 8, 10; Matt 11:28-30

And behold, “I am with you always, even to the consummation of the age.” (Matthew 28:20)

In the Advent season we celebrate the coming of the Messiah King who ushers in the reign of God. The prophets foretold that the Messiah would establish God’s kingdom of righteousness, peace, and joy. Those who put their trust in God and in the coming of his kingdom receive the blessings of that kingdom – peace with God and strength for living his way of love, truth, and holiness (Isaiah 40). Jesus fulfils all the Messianic hopes and promises of God’s kingdom.

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Jesus says his “burden is light”. There’s a story of a man who once met a boy carrying a smaller crippled lad on his back. “That’s a heavy load you are carrying there,” exclaimed the man. “He’s not heavy; he’s my brother!” responded the boy. No burden is too heavy when it’s given in love and carried in love. When we yoke our lives with Jesus, he also carries our burdens with us and gives us his strength to follow in his way of love. Do we know the joy of resting in Jesus’ presence and walking daily with him along the path he has for us?

What kind of yoke does the Lord Jesus have in mind for each one of us? And how can it be good for us? The Jewish people used the image of a yoke to express their submission to God. They spoke of the yoke of the law, the yoke of the commandments, the yoke of the kingdom, the yoke of God. Jesus says his yoke is “easy”. The Greek word for “easy” can also mean “well-fitting”. Yokes were tailor-made to fit the oxen well for labor. We are commanded to put on the “sweet yoke of Jesus” and to live the “heavenly way of life and happiness“. Jesus invites each one of us to be yoked with him, to unite our life with him, our will with his will, our heart with his heart.

PRAYER: Lord Jesus, inflame our hearts with love for you and for your ways and help us to exchange the yoke of rebellion for the sweet yoke of submission to your holy and loving word. Set us free from the folly of our own sinful ignorance and rebellious pride that we may wholly desire what is good and in accord with your will. Amen

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