Sunday Homily Cycle C 9-01-19

Readings: http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/090119.cfm

 

Today’s Scripture readings could be summed up ”Let God be the air in which your heart breathes at ease.”  [St. Francis de Sales] 

Or they could be summed up by Teihard de Chardin who put it this way, “We are not human beings on a spiritual journey, we are spiritual beings on a human journey.”

Many times we forget God, today we are reminded to remember God, to let God direct our lives.  In the Opening Prayer [Collect] for Mass the priest asked God, “… to put into our hearts the love of your name, so that, by deepening our sense of reverence, you may nurture in us what is good and, by your watchful care, keep safe what you have nurtured.”

Humility is TRUTH – the TRUTH of our lives is following Jesus in our actions and in our attitudes.  The TRUTH is -- loving God with all of our heart, with all our will and with all our mind.

We acknowledge God’s goodness and the fact that any goodness we have comes from God.  de Sales said, “You make spiritual progress by continually beginning again & again.” (Every Day with Saint Francis De Sales, p.238)

Jesus calls us to give our best effort in following Him!  Take a moment to think about your efforts as a follower of Jesus Christ. 

Are you living a humble life as Jesus calls you to live?

How can we answer God’s call to be HUMBLE?

Are we called to be DOORMATS for the world?  NO! 

We are called to live the TRUTH of who we are!  “Humility is appreciation, not abasement … truth not insecurity.”  [Bausch, 60 Seasonal Homilies, p.134]

The TRUTH IS each one of us has God given talents, God given gifts.

We are to use those talents to honor God, to build–up God’s Kingdom here on earth.  St. Teresa of Calcutta [Mother Teresa] said, “God does not require that we be successful only that we be faithful.” 

For a few minutes, in silence, reflect on how HUMBLE you are as a disciple of Jesus Christ? 

May God Be Praised!