10th Sunday in Ordinary Time (B) 2024
INTRO:

Tell the story of who is the most popular in school.
PATRICK IS!!!
WHY?
He gave me the HIGH FIVE!!!!

What is it about that action? Or the “fist bump”?

It really makes a point that we are congratulating one another, or that we are united to each other in some way.

Once again, someone is being “lifted in spirit” because of this “action.”

It also says, I am not divided from you … WE ARE IN THIS TOGETHER!!!
Are we really united with everyone as Jesus desired for His kingdom on earth?

I remember as a young child I had my opinions about other kids. Sometimes it was with my own twin, sometimes it was kids in my classroom… I even said, “I’m NOT PLAYING WITH YOU”

I might even have said… “He’s a jerk” or even something stronger!!! SHAME ON ME!

We have these thoughts about others… it is natural, but going to church is supposed to elevate us, bring us to a better version of ourselves, because we “consume” JESUS.

We take JESUS into our hearts and MINDS and hopefully live like HIM!

That is the will of God… to act like Jesus.

Jesus put no one DOWN; he never refused to associate with people. He had the strength to go beyond the thoughts and temptations to
SEGREGATE himself from anyone, from all those people in his circle of life that had a different color, creed, and race.

That is the goal for us on earth……… To NOT THINK BETTER of ourselves compared to others, and to not disassociate ourselves from our God-given neighbors.

CONCLUSION

Let us learn from HIM to not divide our world anymore in our thoughts, words, and in our actions………………

And to do the will of God, by loving Him with all our heart mind and soul and to LOVE OUR NEIGHBOR as ourselves.