HOMILY FOR SATURDAY OF THE THIRTY-FOURTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR A (2)
HOMILY FOR SATURDAY OF THE THIRTY-FOURTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR A.
HOMILY THEME: DO NOT ALLOW YOUR HEART BE WEIGHED DOWN.
BY: Fr Evaristus Abu
HOMILY:
There would be tough times. Life is not always going to be a bed a roses. But as Jesus says, let not your hearts be troubled; let not your hearts be weighed down by worry, anxiety and the cares of this life.
How can we live above worries and the cares of life?
Jesus answers: “Watch at all times, praying that you may have strength to escape all these things that will take place.”
Prayer is the key to avoiding worry. When we don’t pray enough, we begin to carry unnecessary burdens. I so much like the song: “What a friend we have in Jesus…”
There is a line of that song that says “oh what needless pains we bear, all because we do not carry our burdens to Jesus.”
There is no problem without a solution. The solution to some problems is even the mere realization that they are not even problems at all.
Before the advent of digital photography, pictures were developed from NEGATIVES and photographers had to actually go into a DARK ROOM to produce quality pictures on paper.
I think this fact teaches us something about life. Our best days are not before but after the negatives. Sometimes, life forces us into the dark room, not to punish us but to wash us so that our brightest selves may shine out.
Let us pray: Lord Jesus, when life is tough, teach me to look beyond the blues and rest knowing that I am always in the palm of your hands. Amen.
Be Happy. Live Positive. Have Faith. It is well with you. (Saturday of the 34th week in Ordinary Time. Bible Study: Daniel 7:15-27 and Luke 21:34-36).
