Blossom in your Natural Habitat (HOMILY FOR THE 5TH SUNDAY OF EASTER
HOMILY ON THE 5TH SUNDAY OF EASTER, YEAR A Acts 6:1-7; Ps.33; 1Peter 2:4-9; John 14:1-12 “ _It is not right that we should give up preaching the Word of God to serve at tables” (Acts 6:2b)_ Blossom in your Natural Habitat Before his ascension, Jesus commissioned his disciples to go make disciples of all nations. This necessitated that a Christian community should be formed. How this community will fare was something that the apostles learnt from experience. They practically learnt how to live together from the way they handled each problem that confronted them. Even today, every problem can become an opportunity to learn how to live better if only we allow the Spirit of God to direct us in all we do. Sometimes, it takes a negative experience for a positive impact to be made in our lives. In the first reading of today, we are told at the beginning that a dispute arose amongst the believers as regards the daily distribution of food. The feeling of injustice leads to mutual suspicion...