HOMILY FOR WEDNESDAY OF THE SECOND WEEK OF EASTER, YEAR B
HOMILY FOR WEDNESDAY OF THE SECOND WEEK OF EASTER, YEAR B
HOMILY THEME: God sent his Son into the world so that through him the world might be saved.
BY: Fr. Deotacious Chikontwe SMA
READINGS OF THE DAY
Acts 5:17-26
Psalm 33:2-9
John 3:16-21
INTRODUCTION
Good morning my dear brothers and sisters in Christ, today we celebrate Wednesday of the Second Week of Easter Season.
FROM OUR FIRST READING
According to today’s first reading, Peter and the message he preaches cannot be confined behind bars, in spite of the best efforts of those who want to silence that message. The Easter proclamation cannot be imprisoned, just as the guards at the tomb of Easter could not prevent Jesus bursting forth into new life. The light which shone from the risen Lord and from the preaching of the Easter gospel could not be extinguished by the powers of darkness.
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FROM OUR GOSPEL READING
The gospel reading acknowledges that even though the light has come into the world, some have shown that they prefer darkness to the light. They hate and avoid the light because they feel threatened by it, as if it will expose what is wrong in them. Yet, the light of Easter is not like the light of the interrogation room. It is not a light to be feared or avoided. It is the light of God who so loved the world that he gave his only Son, in the language of the gospel reading.
CONCLUSION
It is not a condemnatory light; God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world but so that, through him, the world may have life and have it to the full. This is a light to be warmly welcomed, not to be extinguished or imprisoned. God has embraced the world through the death and resurrection of his Son. It falls to us now to embrace God’s Son, the light of the world, the one who declared that whoever follows him will never walk in darkness but will have the light of life.
The Lord be with You.
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