22 June 2024 - Saturday of the 11th ordinary week
2 Ch 24, 17-25; Matthew 6, 24-34
Homily
Jesus compares us to the birds of the air and the flowers of the field. We certainly have a lot in common with them. We belong to the same biological or animal world. But there's something that the birds and flowers don't have that we do: our ability to express our needs in words. When a need is expressed in words, it is no longer simply a need. It becomes a desire, a request, a plea - something that establishes a presence, a relationship and, ultimately, love. When, as a human being, I express a desire to someone, I'm not simply asking for something; I'm asking someone for something. I'm asking someone to meet my need. I'm asking him to love me enough to show me his affection by satisfying my need.