Be Childlike (HOMILY FOR SATURDAY OF THE 19TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME 19TH AUGUST 2023
Be Childlike-HOMILY FOR SATURDAY OF THE 19TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME Joshua 24:14-29; Ps.16; 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 even more 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 associated only with the high an...