Instruments Of God - Homily by Archbishop William Goh (15 July 2020)
For the complete Mass recording go to: • Catholic Weekday Mass Today Online - Wedn... When we suffer the consequences of our sins, we feel that the Lord has abandoned us. We imagine the Lord is taking revenge on us. Yet this is far from the truth. When God permits the punishments that come from our sins, He is doing us a favour just as He did to Israel. It is the only way to make us come to realisation that we are not so great or powerful after all. God allows the sufferings of life to discipline and form us. We must accept these sufferings positively as the means for us to grow in our spiritual life, faith and trust in Him. Only those who have a relationship of trust as a child has with his father can accept such discipline from Him. Even when evil people or our enemies threaten our peace and happiness, we must take them as God’s instruments to purify us. However, those who are instruments of God themselves will suffer punishment if they themselves do not recognise their place in life and in the world. The truth is that God is the power behind all the powers of humanity. Without Him, we have no power, no strength and incapable of doing anything. Pride is the downfall of every man. When one thinks so highly of himself, he seeks autonomy and independence. He makes himself the reference point for everything, makes himself a little god, doing what he likes. He seeks to control others and make others subject to him. What we need is the humility and simplicity of a child to be receptive, dependent and docile to God. When we are humble, we know our limitations. This keeps us receptive to the voice of God coming from Him directly or through others. ► MORE HOMILIES/REFLECTIONS by Archbishop William Goh • PLAYLIST: • Homilies and Extracts by Cardinal William Goh • WEB : https://www.catholic.sg/archbishop/sc... • APP : https://app.catholic.sg ► SUBSCRIBE ABOVE For new homilies and remember to tap on the golden bell icon to be alerted for new videos ► CONTRIBUTIONS: Support the production of our media content at https://www.catholic.sg/webcast ► CONNECT WITH ARCHBISHOP WILLIAM GOH • Facebook : / archbishop.william • Instagram : / archie.will • Twitter : / archbishopwill ► MORE INFORMATION • Production and Webcasting by staff of the Communications Office, Archbishop's Office, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Singapore • Connect with the Archdiocese - https://www.catholic.sg/our-channels • Music credit - https://www.purple-planet.com #homily # homilytoday #homilies #catholichomily #jesus #catholic #catholicsg #proud2bcatholic N.B. This video may not be reproduced, in whole or in part, in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission from the Archbishop’s Communications Office. This includes extracts, quotations or summaries.
