HOMILY/SERMON FOR 31ST TUESDAY IN ORDINARY TIME — YEAR B
HOMILY/SERMON FOR 31ST TUESDAY IN ORDINARY TIME — YEAR B
HOMILY THEME: HONOURING GOD’S INVITATION
BY: Fr. Isaac Awe
Philippians 2:5-11, Ps. 22:26-32, Luke 14:15-24
Am I worthy to be invited?
Am I where I can be called upon?
Am I always prepared for his banquet?
What is delaying my response to God?
What can a state dinner or royal banquet tell us about God’s kingdom? One of the most beautiful images of heaven in the scriptures is the royal banquet and wedding celebration given by the King. We, in fact, have been invited to the most important banquet of all! The last book in the bible ends with an invitation to the wedding feast of the Lamb and his Bride, the church: The Spirit and the Bride say, Come! (Rev. 22:17). Jesus’ parable takes an unexpected twist when the invited guests make excuses. Why is this the case. A king or great lord normally sent out invitations well in advance to his subjects, so they would have plenty of time to prepare for coming to the banquet. How insulting for the invited guests to then refuse when the time for celebrating came! They made light of the King’s request because they put their own interests above his.
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Jesus probes the reasons why people make excuses to God’s great invitation. The first excuse allows the claims of one’s business to take precedence over God’s claim. Do you allow your work to totally absorb you and to keep you from the thought of God? The second excuse allows other goods or possessions to come before God. Does television or other diversions crowd out time for God in prayer and worship? The third excuse puts home and family ahead of God. God never meant for our home and relationships to be used selfishly. We serve God best when we invite him into our work and homes and when we share our possessions with others.
PRAYER: Lord, you withhold no good thing from us and you lavish us with the treasures of heaven. Help us to seek your kingdom first and to lay aside anything that might hinder us from doing your will. Amen.
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