REFLECTION/HOMILY FOR WEDNESDAY OF THE 2ND WEEK OF ADVENT (ST. LUCY) 13TH DECEMBER 2023
REFLECTION/HOMILY FOR WEDNESDAY OF THE 2ND WEEK OF ADVENT (ST. LUCY) 13TH DECEMBER 2023 Isaiah 40:25-31; Ps.103; Matt.11:28-30 “I will give you REST” Imagine a tattered young man selling a book titled: “Five Ways to become Millionaire”. People will obviously see him as a joker. If his book can do what it claims, then the sellers should be a clear testimony. In the gospel reading of today, Jesus invited his listeners to come to him with their troubles and difficulties and he will give them rest. The question now is: “was Jesus himself actually having rest at that time?” This is someone who was always as logger heads with the Scribes and the Pharisees; this is someone whose crucifixion was being planned; the disciples have not even understood him well; yet he is promising rest to those who come to him. Well, we may hold on to the above impression if we define the “rest” promised by Jesus as a complete absence of trouble in life. This cannot be what Jesus met because he himself clearly ha...