HOMILY FOR TUESDAY OF THE 3RD WEEK OF LENT
Homily for Tuesday of the 3rd week of Lent Daniel 3:2, 11-20; Ps.25; Matthew 18:21-35 Theme: The scandal of Ingratitude! In the gospel reading of today, it scandalized the king and the other servants that this servant whom the king has written off his grievous debt, could not exercise patience with a fellow servant who owned him far lesser amount than he owned the king. When the king forgave this ungrateful servant his debt, the king did not instruct him to also forgive others. But when the ungrateful servant failed to likewise forgive his fellow servant, the forgiveness he hitherto enjoyed from his king, was withdrawn. The human mind is such that it is easier for a person to perpetuate an evil done to him than to extend a kind gesture he has received from another. In fact, it is easier to remember the wrong done to us than to remember the kindness we have received. It is on this note that the parable of today’s gospel becomes very instructive. We have to change the narrative. Rather t...