HOMILY FOR THE 2ND SUNDAY OF LENT
Homily for the 2nd Sunday of Lent Genesis 12:1-4a. Psalm 33:4-5,18-19,20,22. 2 Timothy 1:8b-10. Matthew 17:1-9. Theme: "From Tabor to Calvary." The life of a Christian can be compared to a journey undertaken in the company of the Master. Abram was the first to set off on this journey to answer God's call. In the first reading, the Lord said to Abram, "Go from your country and your kindred and your father's house to the land I will show you" (Gen.12:1). Abram was a pagan when God called him. At that time, he was living in Haran in northern Mesopotamia. Evidently, God convinced him that he alone was the true God and that he alone should be served. The call of Abram to leave his country and people is not an easy commandment to obey today, but even in the days of Abram to leave one's tribe and one's relatives was to risk one's life. He was commanded to emigrate to some foreign land, the very name of which was kept secret from him. God promises Abram ...