Be not an evil generation (HOMILY FOR WEDNESDAY OF THE 1ST WEEK OF LENT
Homily for Wednesday of the 1st week of Lent Jonah 3:1-10; Ps.51; Luke 11:29-32 Theme: Be not an evil generation No good teacher examines the students on matters he/she has not taught the students. Examination makes sense only after some period of teaching. In the same vein, God will not judge us without first making us understand that we have sinned and giving us amply opportunity to repent. Condemnation comes not just to those who sinned but those who remained obstinate in sin, while refusing God’s mercy. Thus, the existence is hell is reconcilable with God’s desire for the salvation of all men. In the first reading, God sent Jonah to make known to the people of Nineveh that they have sinned against their God. Jonah also spelt out the consequences of their sins. Interestingly, the people of Nineveh did not deny their iniquities; they did not try to justify their evil deeds; they did not call Jonah a fake prophet or a worse sinner; they did not say: “we will think about what you ...