Gratitude and Envy!-Homily for Monday of the 15th week in ordinary time 17th July 2023
Homily for Monday of the 15th week in ordinary time Exodus 1:8-14.22; Ps.124; Matthew 10:34-11:1 Gratitude and Envy! One observation about some individuals that is intriguing is their ability to easily forget the good that was done to them yesterday; at the same time, they are able to remember the wrong melted against them years ago. One may begin to wonder if the human memory is wired to perfectly keep scores of wrongs but quickly forget acts of kindness. The truth is, this contradictory abilities is common with ungrateful and envious hearts. An ungrateful and envious person does not care about what to be grateful for, but is so concerned about what to get for himself, especially through covetousness. In the first reading of today, we encounter a new king of Egypt who was ungrateful and envious. It is said that he did not know Joseph. Not knowing Joseph here, means that he did not care about the salvific role Joseph played in the history of the Egyptians; for if not for Joseph, t...