HOMILY FOR TUESDAY OF THE 4TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME-Christian life compares to a race
Homily for Tuesday of the 4th week in the ordinary time Hebrews 12:1-4; Mark 5:21-43 "Christian life compares to a race" "Cure of the woman with heamorrhage" The first reading compares Christian life to a race. It says: "Since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight and sin that clings so closely, and let us run with perseverance the race that is set before us" (Heb 12:1). For every race, there is always a goal to attain. In this Christian context, Jesus is the ultimate goal to be reached. Having a great cloud of witnesses, every Christian must with perseverance and steadfastness pursue the course marked out for him. He mustn't run outside of the tracks designed for him in order to faithfully attain the price. So also, every Christian must abide by God's commandments enshrined in the word of God and the precepts of the church. In the vein that Jesus endured the cross and disregarded its shame for th...