A life to live (HOMILY FOR TUESDAY OF THE 4THTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME19TH SEPTEMBER 2023

A life to live (HOMILY FOR TUESDAY OF THE 4THTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME

1Tim.3:1-13; Ps.101; Luke 7:11-17

A life to live

The miracles of Jesus in the scriptures and even in our midst today, are ultimately signs that point to a higher reality. Miracles are Divine interventions in human affairs that aim at creating and increasing man’s awareness of his need of God. Every act of God’s presence with us in this world is a miracle. 

In the gospel reading, Jesus raised the only son of a woman of Nain just as they were carrying the man out for burial. This too was a miracle and the people clearly expressed awe when they said: A great prophet has arisen among us. However, the goal is not that those who believe in Jesus will not experience physical death. The people will be greatly mistaken if they think that with Jesus in their midst, they will no longer die. The fact is even this resurrected man later died again and was buried.

So, the true message of this miracle of the resurrection is that those who live in Christ will be able to live above pain, sorrow and death. Union with God will win us a life that can never be interrupted by physical death. This is the real life that we should struggle daily to have and to live. This life enables us to see ourselves as one body in Christ. We do not fear one another; no envy, betrayal, or any form of negativity towards others. This life is possible and livable; we only need to truly embrace Christ who give us the grace to live such a life.

The true value of life in not how much we possess more than others but how much we are in Jesus and in one another.