Reflection on Today's Readings, Wednesday, 22nd Week in Ordinary Time Year II, 2nd September, 2020
Texts: 1Cor. 3:1-9; Ps. 33:13-15.20-21; Matt. Luke 4:38-44
Spirituality is a way of life; being spiritual means living rightly. In today's first reading, Paul considers the people not spiritual. He says, "Brethren, I could not address you as spiritual men, but as men of the flesh, as infant in Christ". They are infant and not spiritual because of their way of life. He puts thus: "For while there is jealousy and strife among you, are you not of the flesh, and behaving like ordinary men?" It is clear from Paul's explanation that being infant and not spiritual is living according to the dictate of the flesh. The dictates of the flesh are "sexual immorality, impurity, sensuality, idolatry, sorcery, enmity, strife, jealousy, fits of anger, rivalries, dissensions, divisions, envy, drunkenness, orgies" (Gal. 5:19-20).
Some of us are still infant and not spiritual after many years of Baptism. We live life contrary to our baptismal promises. Spiritual growth does not depend on age or number of years we have accepted the faith, but our commitment to right living, living just and true.
We are reminded today that we can grow spiritually if we are ready. We should not be like the people of Corinth who were not ready to grow spiritually, they remained infant. Our readiness matters a lot in our spiritual growth; it is needed to activate the growth. If we are not ready the growth will not begin.
Our readiness manifest in our approaching Jesus for healing. This healing is obtained at confessional, where we confess our sins and resolve to turn a new leaf. At confessional, our sins are forgiven and the grace not to sin again is bestowed. The gospel speaks of how the sick were brought to Jesus for healing. Just like Peter's mother-in-law, after our healing we should be ready to serve Jesus Christ.
Lord our God, heal us of all our infirmities and help us to grow spiritually. Amen.
Fr. Andrew Olowomuke
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