DATE : 29/1/2021, Friday of the Third Week of Ordinary Time (B)
EVENT : Mass of the Weekday
COLOUR:Green
READINGS : Heb. 10:32-39; Resp. Psalm 37:3-4.5-6.23-24.39-40; Mark 4:26-34.
THEME: TO GAIN A PRECIOUS THING, YOU MUST BE READY TO LOSE SOMETHING
Greetings beloved people of God. I welcome you to "My Catholic Homily Digest". On this Twenty Nineth day of January, I wish to reflect with you on the theme: " To Gain A Precious Thing, You Must Be Ready To Lose Something". Beloved, just like the saying, 'No Pain, No Gain', we must be disposed to suffer the pain of loss or separation if we desire something higher. Since it is never possible to eat your cake and have it, we must be prepared to make lots of sacrifices if we desire greatness in life. Moreover, life is like a pendulum, to swing to right, means that you will not enjoy what is in the left side. Thus, to graduate with high grades, you must sacrifice the leisure of long sleep. To build your income, you must discipline your eyes and your appetite. To be a priest or a religious, you must forego the joy of married life, to be an achiever, you must practice discipline, to excel in your career, you must practice and train harder than others, to have a bountiful harvest, you must lose the small grains in your possession to the soil, to be a good Christian, you must say no to the allures of the world, and to make heaven, you must decide to lose the earth.
In the first reading this morning, the author of this letter to the Hebrew, tells us that, as believers, let us be cheerful that we possess something better and lasting. So, no matter what we may lose or think that we are missing, it not nothing compared with the glory which awaits us if we persevere a little longer. Although, due to human nature, and the yearnings to gratify the cravings within us, we will feel the pains of our sacrifices. We may even be tempted to grab the passing goodies of this world, to settle for mediocrity, to enjoy the temporal. But, if we truly want the best, we must be ready to lose these present things and await for that which is yet to come. Just like the seed sown by the farmer in the Gospel reading of today, to reap the harvest, the farmer must wait till the grains are fully matured.
Beloved, in Christ, is there something you are sacrificing or wish to sacrifice for the sake of God? Can you suffer your appetite so that you can lead a healthy and long life? Can you suffer the flesh so that your spirit can soar? Can you bear maltreatment, persecution and insult for the sake of heaven? Are you ready to let go and plant that seed in your hand today, so that you can reap bountifully tomorrow? If you can, then congratulations, you are not far from the point God wants you to be.
Oh that today you would listen to his voice harden not your hearts (Ps.95:7-8)
LET US PRAY : Lord Jesus, help me to be able to make little little sacrifices, so that I can be be able enjoy bountifully in your kingdom of love and glory.
The Lord be with you....... and with your Spirit.
May Almighty God bless you in the Name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit......Amen
HAPPY WEEKEND BELOVED FRIENDS
@ Fada Emmanuel Nnamdi Megwara, MSP. ⛪
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