REFLECTION/HOMILY FOR WEDNESDAY OF THE 29TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME 25TH OCTOBER 2023
REFLECTION/HOMILY FOR WEDNESDAY OF THE 29TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME 25TH OCTOBER 2023 Rom.6:12-18; Ps.124; Luke 12:39-48 Never Give up the Struggle It has become common to find people who defend and justify themselves in some wrongs they do. A man will drive wrongly on the road and still dare to raise his voice at another who attempts to correct him. This mentality has somehow been adopted in our moral life such that we sometimes create reasons why we cannot and will not drop some sinful habits. When we do this, we give ourselves the license to remain is such sins; a matter of self-deception. This was what St. Paul was referring to in the first reading when he spoke about sin reigning in our moral bodies. When we give up the struggle against sin, we allow sin to reign in us. Then, we become like the servant who was not found awake when his master returned in the gospel reading. Our beating will be severe because we knew quite well what the master’s will is but refuse to do it. We are God...