Follow Jesus (HOMILY FOR SATURDAY AFTER ASH WEDNESDAY
Homily for Saturday after Ash Wednesday Isaiah 58:9c-14; Ps.86; Luke 5:27-32 Theme: Follow Jesus Jesus saw Levi the tax collector in today’s gospel reading and perceived his deep yearning for transformation and peace. Levi may have had the good things of life since tax collectors were generally well-t0-do at that time. But there was a vacuum that material acquisition could not fill. Anyone who had eyes were able to see Levi but only Jesus could perceived his true situation that was not apparent. But then, notice that Jesus could only help Levi when he (Levi) obeyed the command: “follow me”. If Levi had not followed Jesus, the consequent great feast in his house would not have happened. Beloved, as Nigerians, we are presently in the situation of Levi. Maybe ours is even worse because our predicament is obvious and glaring. It is true that we are surviving but amidst so many troubles and uncertainties. Today, as we go to the polls to vote, let us listen to those words of Jesus: foll...