Father Carroll's Homily for the 29th Sunday of Ordinary Time 2014

Homily for the 29^th Sunday of Ordinary Time

          “Give the Lord glory and honor.”  We are reminded in our readings that God has called us and that in return we should give Him the glory and honor He deserves.  In the verse the responsorial psalm it says “Sing to the LORD a new song; sing to the LORD, all you lands.  Tell his glory among the nations; among all peoples, his wondrous deeds.”  Are we truly singing the praises of the Lord?

          Many times our human tendency is to complain…complain about what is going wrong and about the things we don’t have in our lives?  Instead of complaining give the Lord glory, praise, and honor for the gifts we do have.  Yes things might not be packaged perfectly the way we want, but it’s not about what we want.  We can want a lot of things, stop wanting, and start looking at what we have been given.  He has called each of us for a specific mission, for a specific purpose and with every calling bears a responsibility.  This is what Jesus was trying to get out in today’s Gospel.  He knew that they were trying to trick Him using the coin, so He responds in the way He should, give to Caesar what Caesar’s and give to God what is God’s.

          Yes we have a responsibility to engage society; we have our responsibilities that we must fulfill to our families.  Every calling comes with a responsibility.  Brothers and sisters in our prayers may we pray for the grace to recognize the gifts that God has placed in our lives.  May we stop complaining of what could of, should of, would of and give glory and honor to God for the gifts and blessings He has bestowed in our lives.