HOMILY FOR THE 27TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME OF THE YEAR B
HOMILY FOR THE 27TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME OF THE YEAR B
R1: Genesis 2:18-24
R/P: Psalm 127:1-5
R2: Hebrews 2:9-11
Theme: "What is missing in your Marriage?"
Life is sweet and interesting when it is shared and lived for others! It is called Sacrifice. "Loving is hard. It frequently would mean death to self for the life of the other."* In all of creation, and "of all God's creation, only woman touches a sympathetic chord in the heart of man, and in a sudden surge of the sense of fulfilment, he exclaims: 'This at last is bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh...'" *Married life is unique, sweet, pleasant, tasking, but so difficult. Indeed, no life is perfect, no marriage is perfect, and no relationship is perfect; we must all keep up the struggle to make each day count for good.* Make Jesus a member of your family, if all is to work out well.
*Marriage is not for babies/children, but for matured minds, who are prepared for it.* If the key ingredients are missing in marriage, it won't last! *If you rush into marriage because your friends/mates are getting married, you will rush out of it or live in regrets.* Do you have a place for God in your marriage? Do you speak the same language of love? *Are you in that marriage because you didn't want to say No?* Are you fully committed to this new life of sacrifice called marriage?
*In every fruitful marriage, there must be mutual respect, tolerance, loyalty and steadfast love of God.* St. Paul tells us, "Husbands love your wives... Wives respect your husbands."(Eph.5:25ff) *"Divorce is only a disorder created by human beings."* In the beginning, God wills that they may be forever one. *Hence, a real marriage is between two ready forgivers who started as true friends.* No matter the challenges in marriage, couples are like silver and gold going through pressure and fire, to be refined. *The place of God is a key ingredient in marriage! Stay blessed, stay united, be hopeful in your marriage!*
Reflection by
Fr Stephen Balogun
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