Be Childlike (HOMILY FOR SATURDAY OF THE NINETEENTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME, YEAR II (AUGUST 17, 2024
HOMILY FOR SATURDAY OF THE NINETEENTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME, YEAR II (AUGUST 17, 2024) Ezekiel 18:1-10.13.30-32; Ps.51; Matthew 19:13-15 Be Childlike While it is true that not everyone may have the opportunity to gain knowledge from within the four walls of the classroom, it is also true that everyone gets the opportunity to be taught by life experiences. Whoever approaches life as a student gains more than he who approaches life like a teacher. In today’s gospel, Jesus’ disciples learnt something about the kingdom of God not in a classroom but with a life experience. Jesus had just finished speaking about marriage and celibacy and people were bringing children to him that he may touch and bless them. It is not in the attitude of the disciples to put away those who come to Jesus. If they did so to little children it most probably was with the mindset that Jesus is too high or busy to have time for littleness. They understood Jesus as they would the authorities of that time who associat