DAILY- HOMILY

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010
THURSDAY 25TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME – YEAR II

ECCLESIASTES 1:2-11
Sheer futility, Qoheleth says. Sheer futility: everything is futile!
What profit can we show for all our toil, toiling under the sun? A
generation goes, a generation comes, yet the earth stands firm for
ever. The sun rises, the sun sets; then to its place it speeds and
there it rises. Southward goes the wind, then turns to the north; it
turns and turns again; then back to its circling goes the wind. Into
the sea go all the rivers, and yet the sea is never filled, and still
to their goal the rivers go. All things are wearisome. No one can say
that eyes have not had enough of seeing, ears their fill of hearing.
What was, will be again, what has been done, will be done again, and
there is nothing new under the sun! Take anything which people acclaim
as being new: it existed in the centuries preceding us. No memory
remains of the past, and so it will be for the centuries to come --
they will not be remembered by their successors.

LUKE 9:7-9
Meanwhile Herod the tetrarch had heard about all that was going on;
and he was puzzled, because some people were saying that John had
risen from the dead, others that Elijah had reappeared, still others
that one of the ancient prophets had come back to life. But Herod
said, 'John? I beheaded him. So who is this I hear such reports
about?' And he was anxious to see him.

REFLECTION
When God decides to make a miracle happen, whether we choose to
believe in it or not, His wondrous summoning occurs without the aid of
earthly or human intervention. After all, the Creator of the universe
can very well do anything He so desires. It is our limited thinking
that inappropriately informs us that we are in control of day-to-day
affairs.

We shouldn't get too carried away by the thought of mastering all we
survey. Yes, we are stewards of this planet, but woe to us if we start
believing our own public relations releases. Of course, there's
nothing wrong in charting the course for correct corporate practices;
it remains commendable to manage the affairs of a small barangay or an
entire nation for that matter. But, when our so very fragile egos
start puffing us up, we should remain wary of such illogical arrogance
and false bravado.

Aiming to be a very important person is okay. But, once we lord it
over our subjects; once we nitpick what we perceive as unintentional
incompetence and normal imperfections; once we look down our nose on
others because of their educational attainment and financial status,
we have become too proud; too big for our breeches, as they say. We
might dangerously be thinking that we are better than God.

Let us pray for humility and meekness. Let us remember our place in
front of our Lord. The joy we experience does come from the
accomplishments we strive for, but its success and triumph are graces
from above. May we be thankful to Him who always looks out for
everything good.

PRAYER REQUESTS
We pray …
… for a deep and profound respect for life, especially for the
unborn.
… for the speedy recovery and healing of
- Susan
- Jo Marcelo, Jun Lee, Mon Torres, Peping Torres
- Dante Avelino
- Diane Luna, Remee R. Veloso
… for the safety of: Grace Uy
… for the personal intentions of
- Sue
- Andrew
… for the eternal repose of the souls of
- Gerardo Zara
- Francisco Sandico
Eternal rest grant unto them and may perpetual light shine upon them.
May they and all the dearly departed rest in peace.
… for all the prayer intentions in the MTQ Dailyprayer Diary.
- Birthday: Irene Nacilla King
- Birthday: Toby N. Morabe
- Birthday: Tobit Gabriel
- In Memoriam (+): Isabelita C. Pineda
… for world peace and reconciliation.

Finally, we pray for one another, for those who have asked our prayers
and for those who need our prayers the most.

Have a good day!

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