10B HOMILY, MARK 3:20-35, JUNE 9, 2024
Faith
Mary felt as she got older and weaker, her faith was also getting
weaker. She asked herself: is there a
God who cares? Is there life after
death? One day she asked a priest for
his advice on how to keep her faith strong. The priest listened carefully and then gave
her this advice. "There
is no way to prove these things, but you can become surer of them.” "How?" asked the elderly lady. The priest said, “By love.” “Try to love your neighbor from the heart. The more you love, the stronger your faith
will grow and the weaker your doubts will become. This has been tried. This works."
GOSPEL, MARK 3, 20-35
THOSE WHO REJECTED JESUS.
Though Jesus had cured many people, and taught many who believed in him, in the gospel today two groups rejected him.
i) His family set out to take charge of him, convinced that he was out
of his mind.
ii) The scribes accused him of expelling evil spirits by the help of the devil.
THOSE WHO ACCEPTED JESUS.
Anyone who did the will of God accepted Jesus and became a member of this family, his brother, his sister and his mother. We accept Jesus by doing the will of his father.
APPLICATION TO LIFE
HOW WE REJECT JESUS.
Jesus has come into this world to help us, to bring us peace and
happiness. He has come to guide
us to eternal life. We reject Jesus
i) by not praying,
ii) by not listening to his advice,
iii) by living a life displeasing to him.
HOW WE ACCEPT JESUS.
We accept Jesus by doing the will of his father.
i) We must pray daily for his help and listen to his guidance.
ii)We must thank and praise him by attending Sunday Mass.
iii) We must receive his strength by receiving Holy Communion.
iv) We must follow his good example of helping the needy.
CONCLUSION
Mary asked for advice how to keep her faith strong. The priest told her she must love by helping
others. This would make her faith
strong. In the gospel some rejected
Jesus and some accepted him. Jesus said
to do the will of God was to accept him. We ask Jesus for the strength to do his will,
to accept him by loving others.
