Trust in God always-Homily for Wednesday of the 18th week in ordinary time 9th August 2023
HOMILY FOR WEDNESDAY OF THE 18TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME Numbers 13:1-2,25-14:1,26-29,34-35; Ps.106; Matthew 15:21-28 Trust in God always Life confronts us with different challenges and difficulties. We could choose to face them or run away from them. The liturgy of today encourages us to face life challenges and difficulties while trusting in God. As Christians, we do not face life problems with our strength but with the strength that comes from God. This accounts for the different testimonies of the men sent to spy out the land of Canaan in today’s first reading. All the men had the same story to tell about the land of Canaan but differently interpreted their observation. They all saw that the land is strong, the cities are fortified, the Anak, the Amorites and the Canaanites dwell in the land. However, in their interpretation, all the men except Caleb said “we cannot go up against the people; for they are stronger than we”. But Caleb said “Let us go up at once, and occupy it; for we a...