Be grateful still-Homily for Wednesday of the 12th week in ordinary time JUNE 2023
HOMILY FOR WEDNESDAY OF THE TWELFTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME Genesis 15:1-12.17-18; Ps.105; Matthew 7:15-20 Be grateful still The first reading of today opened with a conversation between God and Abram. Every conversation between God and man can be properly called prayer. So, in today’s first reading, Abram was in prayer. It is interesting to note that despite the fact that Abram had been so blessed by God, he still maintained and respected a good prayer life. The wealth of Abram did not make him too busy to have time for God. Abram represents those who seek God not just for their prayers to be answered but because they want to enter into and tarry in a loving relationship with God. For Abram, the joy and satisfaction from his wealth was never a substitute for the joy of being in God’s presence. When we also consider the content of Abram’s prayer, we realize that he remained humble in his interaction with God. God has blessed him with so much wealth but without a child. Surely Abram desir...