STAY AWAKE

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HOMILY FOR NINETEENTH SUNDAY OF THE YEAR C
BY: Rev. Fr. Solomon Zaku (NFCS Chaplain)
     Last Sunday, in our Gospel reading, we read about the rich fool. The rich fool did not end well. He made three mistakes: namely: he did not store up treasures for himself in heaven, secondly he trusted in himself rather than God, thirdly he did not prepare for death.
     Our readings of today tell us what to do so that we will not end like him.
In the gospel, Jesus encouraged his disciples to store their treasures in heaven where nothing will destroy it.
     The second reading tell us the meaning of faith and the need for all of us to be men and women of faith. To have faith is to believe and trust in God. When we have faith, everything will work out for our good as it happened to the people of old.

    In the Gospel, Jesus called on his disciples to stay awake so that the day of the Lord will not take them surprise. This is a call for all of us today. We need to be ready at all times.
       What does it means to stay awake? It is a call for us to be vigilant, to be  ready to do what we are supposed to do at all times, to contribute our quota, to live faithfully and trust in God.
Today we live in a world that is materialistic and selfish. Many people want to become rich by hook or by crook. Many people are ready to do anything just to get rich. There are many people that are carried away by the quest for material things; that the find little or no time for God and for their neigbours. As we live in the world, we are called not to be carried away by the cares of this world that we forget to store up treasures for ourselves in heaven and prepare for the second coming of our lord Jesus Christ. We can store up treasures for ourselves in heaven by sharing our resources with the poor and the needy. We can prepare for the coming of our lord Jesus Christ by taking each day as a living. Let us be ready at all time. May the lord grant us the grace to always stay awake through Christ our Lord. Amen.

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