HOMILY FOR WEDNESDAY OF THE 22ND WEEK IN THE ORDINARY TIME YEAR II
In the first reading of today, St. Paul addressed the Corinthians as people of the flesh. He wrote: “You are people of the flesh...infants in Christ...you are still of the flesh. For as long as there is jealousy and quarrelling among you, are you not of the flesh...? (1cor 3:1-3). This is so because where there is strife, jealousy, division, envy, wrangling and all sort of vices, there ethe spirit of God is absent. The Corinthians became divisive and competitive in the Christian community, while some say they are for Paul, others say they are for Apollos, Hence undermining the place of the crucified Christ in the lives. Dearest brothers and sisters in Christ, St. Paul speaks to us today, noting that anyone who is at variance with his fellow men is not a man of God, he is not spiritual, he is of the flesh. However, if a man promotes love, unity and harmony in his relationship with his fellow men, then that man is in communion with God. Are we bringers of peace, joy, love and unity etc o...