27th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year I Theme:
Appreciating Gifts 05-10-2014
I Reading Is 5:1-7 A Song of the Vineyard
II Reading Phil 4:6-9 Last advice.
Gospel Mt.21:33-44 Parable of the wicked tenants.
Isaiah writes in the eighth century BC. He writes how a
person creates something for his own use.
When this creation become non productive, he looses
heart and wishes to abandon it.
Here the prophet wisely compares the Israelites to the
vineyard.
They were unfaithful to the invitation of their creator.
He sends many prophets.
He reprimands them to return.
They ignore his invitation.
He leaves them to be invaded.
Subjugated and enslaved.
The prophet uses a beautiful example to bring home a
reality which is so real in today’s world.
A similar theme runs through the teaching of Jesus.
The whole of New Testament teaching was to bring about
transformation in the lives of the Jews.
When the invitation came they could not comprehend it.
They were headstrong.
They never appreciated Jesus invitation to repentance
and reconciliation.
They began to demand signs and wonders to prove his
identity.
How often we create so many hurdles in our way to
deepening of our faith.
Do we perform acts of our faith out of compulsion or
out of conviction.
Will our actions reveal the depth of our faith?
Often our performance of living the values of
commandments are coming out of guilt, superstition, and fulfilling of duty.
Do I attend Eucharist out of love for the Lord who has
saved me????
Do I serve the poor out of love Jesus had shown to the
weakest, sinful, outcaste and the downtrodden?
Often my performance is out of some ulterior motive of
going to heaven.
My aim has to be love of God and love of Neighbor was
not that wish of Jesus who came to save me????
St. Paul was a good preacher.
His teaching brought hope in the minds of the people.
Today his address to the Philippians is a testimony of
his experience as a believer.
He rejoiced as soon as he found the true faith.
He is inviting the Christians to the always joyful.
Joyfulness is a trademark of all Christians.
Paul is forthright is telling us the splendor of our
vocation as chosen and saved by Jesus.
We must appreciate the gift given to us as chosen race.
Or else we might be left out like the Israelites?
How can we ever be morose and sad?
Though we may have many trials and tribulations, the
only advice to all of us by Paul is to be always joyful.
He advices us not to worry about ourselves.
We have to depend on God’s love for us.
This is due because he has created us in his own image.
In union with the divine word,
Fr .Juze Vas svd
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