Only for the sake of God (HOMILY FOR FRIDAY OF THE EIGHTEENTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR II (AUGUST 09 2024)
HOMILY FOR FRIDAY OF THE EIGHTEENTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME, YEAR II (AUGUST 09, 2024) Nahum 1:15; 2:2; 3:1-3,6-7; Deut.32; Matthew 16:24-28 Only for the sake of God Life is filled with lessons. We learn by living. Lessons learnt from negative experiences in life makes one to adjust lifestyle in order to guide against such experiences in the future. It is on this note that it is usually said that experience is the best teacher. Consciously or unconsciously, we are always in the business of trying to secure our lives in one way or the other. Today, Jesus tells us to take up our crosses and follow him. He is asking us to be careful to ensure that our hearts do not grow cold to love all in a bid to avoid the hurt that comes with loving and not loved in return. One who is maligned for doing what is right may be discouraged from doing the right thing next time. Such a person is trying to save his/her live. Jesus says that he who saves his lives will lose it and he who loses his life for his s