What type of soil have I become?-Homily for the 15th Sunday in ordinary time 16th July 2023
Homily for 15th Sunday in ordinary time Isaiah 55:10-11; Ps.65; Rom.8:18-23; Matthew 13:1-23 _The seed that fell into good soil yielded a hundredfold_ (Lk.8:8a) What type of soil have I become? God did not create a world and abandon it; He continues to affect the affairs of men and order the working principles of the world. God intervenes in the world through His Word. If God is able to intervene in the world of men through spoken Word, it means that the spoken Word of God is not ordinary or empty. God’s Word is alive and active; having the capacity to bring about positive transformation. The power of the Word has always been, for by the Word, the world was created; by the Word, the Trinity was invoked in the creation of man; by the Word, the world was saved when it had entangled itself to the clutches of sin and death. By the Word, Jesus instituted the sacraments through which he continues to remain with us, imparting us with supernatural grace. The point here is: the Word of God...