SERMON/HOMILY FOR TUESDAY OF THE 1ST WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR II 9TH JANUARY 2024
SERMON/HOMILY FOR TUESDAY OF THE 1ST WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR II 9TH JANUARY 2024 1Samuel 1:9-20; 1Sam.2; Mark 1:21b-28 The Power of Listening to God’s Word At various times, we have reflected on the art of Jesus teaching. One thing we have keenly observed is that Jesus teaches before he performs miracles. His teaching is like a theoretical class while the miracle is like a labouratory test. Without the former, there will be no basis for the latter. However, the event of the gospel reading of today improves our understanding of Jesus, such that we come to realize that the above demarcation between Jesus’ teaching and performance of miracle is not always the case. In today’s gospel, the art of performing miracle is subsumed inside the art of teaching. While Jesus taught, a miracle starting happening. Jesus entered the synagogue on the Sabbath and taught them in a manner that the people were not quite familiar with; he taught them with authority. This means that the words he used in te...