God demands our all (HOMILY FOR SATURDAY OF THE 23RD WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME 16TH SEPTEMBER 2023
God demands our All HOMILY FOR SATURDAY OF THE 23RD WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME 16TH SEPTEMBER 2023 1Tim.1:15-17; Ps.113; Luke 6:43-49 God demands our All The readings of today instruct us to develop single-mindedness in worshipping God. Conversion does not allow for compromise. To follow Jesus, we necessarily have to disassociate ourselves from whatever is contrary to such followership. You cannot be a Christian and not be a Christian at the same time. In the gospel reading, Jesus says that a person can only reproduce something of its kind. This means that pretense cannot be sustained in practicing the Christian faith. If our conversion is not holistic such that we do compromise our faith in secret, it will clearly manifest someday. To be a Christian is not defined by where you go to on Sundays (Church) but in your readiness to listen to and abide by Jesus’ Word. Today, people have come to derive many ways in which they pay allegiance to the devil. Some go to Church but still possess charms