Sunday Homilies

What kind of person is God calling me to be?

As Christians, we believe that God loves us so much that the Son of God became human in order to save us, dying on the Cross for the forgiveness of our sins and rising from the dead to give us all the promise of everlasting life.

May our lives be changed, and may we share God’s love in Jesus Christ, and help move the world to justice and peace.

In our Gospel reading for Sunday (Matthew 21:33-43), Jesus tells a parable about a landowner who leased a vineyard to some tenants who would give him the produce at the proper time.

May we be “of the same mind, with the same love, united in heart, thinking one thing…looking out not for [our] own interests, but also for those of others.”

It is God loving each and everyone of us abundantly, incredibly, indescribably, overwhelmingly! And we are called to love each other in the same way!

As we have been forgiven, may we forgive. As we have been shown mercy, may we show mercy. As we have been set free, may we help others be free.

Perhaps it’s because of the times we live in, I found myself struggling with some of the words we hear from Jesus in our Gospel reading for Sunday (Matthew 18:15-20).

May we open our hearts and our minds, and let God’s grace renew us in love and hope.

Jesus’ Resurrection tells us that we can live in hope; that we can continue to share God’s love with others, working for justice, caring for the earth, and making peace.