Reflection/Homily: Tenth (10th) Sunday
in Ordinary Time Year C (June 9 2013)
Theme: Divine Intervention
Divine
intervention is what so many Christians may have experienced in their lives.
Simply described, it is God’s intervention in the unfortunate circumstances of
one’s life. Most often people consider it to be an unexpected miracle. For this
to happen, God makes use of human and non-human agents. These human agents
could be priests, spiritual directors, one’s friends or relatives. The
non-human agents could be the Church, a pilgrimage center, an adoration ground,
a prayer session, etc.
In
the first reading (1 Kings 17:17-24) we see this divine intervention in the
life of the widow of Zarephath through a human agent. The prophet Elijah was
staying in the house of this widow and through him God intervened in her life
by providing her with food during that period of famine. In the gospel reading
(Luke 7:11-17), we see another case of divine intervention in the life of the
widow of Naim. Jesus though God, was the human agent people could recognize. He
was moved with pity at the death of the widow’s only son and he restored him to
life.
In
both cases, we see God intervening in the hopeless situations of the recipients.
They lost the taste of life and God revitalized their hope proving that nothing
is impossible for Him. The events are not just signs of God’s omnipotence but also
signs of God’s gratuitous love and compassion for us especially for the suffering
among us. God feels and understands our difficult situations and He is always
there to intervene especially when we think all hope is lost.
