← Fr. Michael Sparough Homilies
Homily - 04/01/2023
Never Resist God's Grace
That's the end of this homily.
"Part of the grace of repentance is recognizing how much we resist the Lord ... and if you can't see that—if you don't sense your own resistance to growing closer to the Lord—then you're not really listening." —Fr. Michael
Jesus said to those Jews who believed in him,
"If you remain in my word, you will truly be my disciples,
and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free."
They answered him, "We are descendants of Abraham
and have never been enslaved to anyone.
How can you say, 'You will become free'?"
Jesus answered them, "Amen, amen, I say to you,
everyone who commits sin is a slave of sin.
A slave does not remain in a household forever,
but a son always remains.
So if the Son frees you, then you will truly be free.
I know that you are descendants of Abraham.
But you are trying to kill me,
because my word has no room among you.
I tell you what I have seen in the Father's presence;
then do what you have heard from the Father." ...