SATURDAY HOMILY, 2ND WEEK IN ADVENT – YEAR B

SATURDAY HOMILY, 2ND WEEK IN ADVENT – YEAR B

THEME: Please Sir, I Want Some More

BY: DEACON BILL FRERE

Gospel – Matthew 11: 16-19

Mt. Carmel

I am sure we have all experienced a disastrous Christmas morning or two in our life. All that time and energy “Santa” spent searching for everything on their Wish List! And then when they opened their presents, life took a sharp turn! Either they changed their minds at the last minute and no longer wanted the toy or it clearly was not what they expected! I changed my mind! I want something else.

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After all the times in the Gospels when Jesus speaks of children as wise and perceptive, a role model for us all, it is rather refreshing that He recognizes the other side of the coin. Children are not always wise or logical. They act at times petty and unreasonable when they don’t get what they want or people don’t do what they want. Children can be childish!

Unfortunately adults can be the same – changing their minds on a moment’s notice, upset when things don’t go their way, illogical and petulant, blaming others for any and everything, never satisfied!

These are the “children” Jesus is frustrated with in today’s Gospel. Their rules and expectations change on a whim, as if the world revolves around themselves. It is a reminder to us all that we all need to re-center ourselves, re-focus our energy, and let go of our need to control the world around us. And by re-centering ourselves around the Savior, we may just gain a bit more of the joy of the season!

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