SERMON/HOMILY FOR MONDAY OF THE 2ND WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR II 15TH JANUARY 2024
HOMILY FOR MONDAY OF THE 2ND WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME, YEAR II 1Samuel 15:16-23; Ps.50; Mark 2:18-22 There is no justification for disobedience The first reading of today ends with God’s rejection of Saul as king because Saul was not faithful to the instruction God gave him through Samuel. The attitude of Saul is so common in our present time. It is an attitude of hiding ones selfishness under the guise of a noble cause. It was clear to Saul that the Lord wanted him to destroy everything belonging to the Amalekites. However Saul tried to find his way through this instruction by claiming that he spared some animals in order to use them as sacrifice to the Lord. He obviously felt, if he puts forward God’s name as an excuse, he would have his way. Beloved, in as much as we learn from this account that obedience is better than sacrifice, let us also learn that God cannot be blackmailed nor cajoured. Today, people continue to make effort to find a way around God’s commandments. It seems as tho...