Thought for today:
“A photograph is a secret about a secret. The more it tells you the less you know.”
Diane Arbus
Friday, June 21, 2019
June 19, 2019
GIVE GOD THE GLORY
NOT ONESELF
The title of my homily for this Wednesday in the 11th Week in Ordinary time is, “Give God the Glory, Not Oneself.”
This will be a one minute homily.
“Give God the Glory, Not Oneself.”
We’ve all seen the following while watching a baseball,
football or basketball game. An athlete makes a great catch or play and raises
his or her index finger to the sky - to give God the Glory.
This the message that Jesus is giving in today’s gospel -
Matthew 6: 1-6, 16-18
“Give God the Glory, Not Oneself.”
I am trying to remember a scene from a novel about a
Boston politician. He went to Mass every
Sunday. He would come down the main aisle - always one minute late - genuflect
up front - near the 3rd of 4th row - reach into his
pocket - for his rosary - which would fall
onto the floor - to the notice of everyone.
He wasn’t doing all this for God’s glory - but for
himself.
“Give God the Glory, Not Oneself.”
That’s what Jesus is getting at in today’s gospel and we
get that message.
47 seconds. Thanks for listening.
June 19, 2019
QUESTIONS?
Does Jesus prefer questions?
The gospels are loaded with them:
Where do you stay?
But who do you say, I am?
Who is my mother
and who are my brothers?
Do you love me?
What were you arguing about?
Which of the two sons did his Father’s will?
Does Jesus prefers questions?
© Andy Costello, Reflections 2019
June 18, 2019
CONSCIOUS
I was in a nursing home
21 days before I realized
that Tim - this other guy -
was just staring - yet he
was conscious of everything -
but he couldn’t talk. He
couldn’t communicate.
It was then I realized
he was all eyes - totally
aware and I missed out
on 21 days of life with him,
but today things changed.
© Andy Costello, Reflections
2019
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