Do not neglect the Spiritual dimension! Homily for Friday of the 9th week in ordinary time June 2023
HOMILY FOR FRIDAY OF THE 9TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME Tobit 11:5-17; Ps.146; Mark 12:35-37 Do not neglect the Spiritual dimension! In the gospel reading of today, Jesus taught and corrected the perception the Scribes had of him that he is the son of David. Ordinarily, it is not wrong to perceive Jesus as the son of David, for he was of David’s line. In fact, this title of son of David is necessary for authentic Christology because it attests to the humanity of Jesus Christ. So, Jesus was not particularly against the name son of David. What Jesus corrected was a perception of him as son of David only, and nothing more. This would mean that the humanity of Jesus is the only way we can describe and know Jesus; this will further amount to a neglect of the divinity of Jesus Christ. It would mean that Jesus is just an ordinarily man (maybe with special gifts) and nothing more. The basis of this myopic view of the Scribes may be that they knew Jesus’ background too well. Some of them may ev...