SERMON/HOMILY FOR MONDAY OF THE 4TH WEEK OF LENT 11TH MARCH 2024
SERMON/HOMILY FOR MONDAY OF THE 4TH WEEK OF LENT 11TH MARCH 2024 Isaiah 65:17-21; Ps.30; John 4:43-54 Trust in God’s Word A child relies so much on the words of the father to guide him as he grows up. A responsible child is that child who takes seriously the words of the father and abide by them. As Christians, we are children of God and God is our Father. We may find it very easy to accept or claim this with our lips but where the challenge often comes is in living as actual children of God. In the gospel reading of today, an official met Jesus for the sake of the son who was at the point of death. He was convinced that Jesus could heal the son and so he begged that Jesus should follow him home. His faith in Jesus was so firm that even when Jesus refused to follow him home, he still believed in the words of Jesus that the son was healed. It is only a child that will act as the official acted. Children absolutely trust the words of the elders that they are familiar with. If a child eve...