REFLECTION/HOMILY FOR THE 30TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR A 29TH OCTOBER 2023
REFLECTION/HOMILY FOR THE 30TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR A 29TH OCTOBER 2023 Ex.22:21-27; Ps.18; 1Thess.1:5c-10; Matthew 22:34-40 _Let the hearts that seek the Lord rejoice_ (Ps.104:3) Take advantage of no one! The opening sentence of today’s first reading showed that the Lord himself was the speaker. From the content of the reading, we can easily decipher that the Lord was addressing the rich. The reading was a warning to the rich not to take advantage of the poor. The Lord warned that whoever oppresses the poor, in any way, will attract the wrath of God; particularly when the helpless poor cry to God for vengeance. If the Lord is speaking to the poor, then, given the present harsh economic situation of our country, the hunger and suffering in the land, we can easily excuse ourselves that the Lord is not speaking to us today. We can easily claim that we are the poor, on whose side God is. We may even want to further conclude that the Lord is clearly and directly speaking to th...