REFLECTION/HOMILY FOR THURSDAY OF THE 32ND WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR 1 16TH NOVEMBER 2023
REFLECTION/HOMILY FOR THURSDAY OF THE 32ND WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR 1 16TH NOVEMBER 2023 Wisdom 7:22-8:1; Ps.119; Luke 17:20-25 Christianity is not a Game As the liturgical year comes to an end, the readings, repeatedly, are reminding us of the end of our individual lives. Does this continuous reminder make sense to us? How can a man who is hail and hearty, having a good business and family, made to cast his mind on the end of his life? There seem to be no sign around him that his end is eminent. Maybe such reminder will make more sense to a dying person or at least a bereaved person. The point here is that, unless things around him suggest so, man is not willing to think about his end. This situation has given rise to the mentality that the end of the world will be associated with some signs for identification. To assume that the coming of God’s kingdom will be associated with signs is to practice Christianity in self-deception – a Christianity that is not aimed at entering into a r...