Trust God and Forgive-Homily for Thursday of the 14th week in ordinary time 13th July 2023
Homily for Thursday of the 14th week in ordinary time Gen.44:18-21, 23b-29; 45:1-5; Ps.105; Matthew 10:7-15 Trust God and Forgive Joseph finally revealed himself to his brothers in the first reading of today. The brothers could not recognize him but he could recognize them. They must have been dismayed by the fact that their effort to prevent the young Joseph’s dream from actualizing, was in futility. They must have also been wearied by the fact that their evil deeds intended for Joseph, ended up bringing great pain and sorrow to their father, which they never anticipated. They must have also been dumbfounded that even before revealing himself to them, Joseph is not enraged to want to revenge the evil they have done to him. What is most intriguing was how Joseph understood the whole situation. If he had understood it as a failed attempt to victimize him, he may have been thinking towards repaying them for their evil deeds. But Joseph saw the action of his brothers as God’s special...