PREACH THAT MEN SHOULD REPENT
(Mark 6:7-13)
The twelve were sent out by Jesus
in the Gospel. They were charged and empowered with authority over unclean
spirits. They were told what to go out with and what not to go with. They were
warned not to move from one place to another. Towards the end of the Gospel, it
was testified that "...they went out and preached that men should
repent." They also cast out demons, anointed the sick and healed them.
They really actualized the mission of calling people to repentance.
How many persons have you made to
change from their evil ways to good? Do you even know it is your mission as a
child of God to empty hell fire while leading people to heaven? Do you know
that it is part of your prophetic role which you received at Baptism to draw
people away from sin while leading them to God through holiness?
The call to repentance is a
practical duty of the children of God in the world. It is a daily task. As people
plan evil day after day, we should endeavour, through the word of God, to make
them change their evil plans. You were there when a decision was taken to
deprive someone of his rightful belonging and you kept quiet, you're failing in
your responsibility to talk holy sense into that committee. You can actually
help that woman not to cheat on her husband; by so doing you have made her
repent. You can help that man not to be unfaithful by discouraging him from his
plan of infidelity. You can help that your Val to change his or her wrong
conception about love.
As a wife you can help your
politician husband not to be unfair and unjust with the privileges of his
office. You can as well preach to your wicked wife to repent of her negative
attitudes towards that poor wife of your brother.
For the sake of the kingdom of
God, let us not fail to preach in our various capacities for people to repent
of their sinful ways and embrace righteousness. May this message of repentance
cast away the many demons plaguing our world and heal the world making it a
better preparatory place for our everlasting abode in heaven.
LET US PRAY
Thank You Lord for the message of
repentance You have entrusted to us. The sins in our lives and in our world
cries to You dear merciful Lord. Give us the grace to accept the call to
repentance and repent. Help us too to be able to call people to repentance by
word and action through Christ our Lord. Amen
God bless your Thursdays (Week 4,
Ordinary Time, Yr B)
Rev Fr Julian O Ekeh
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