Homily for the 19th Sunday in Ordinal Time, August 6th, 2022
He will gird himself, have them recline at table, and proceed to wait on them. Luke 12:37 As promised, in heaven, our triumphant and most glorious Lord Jesus will wait on us! Scholars call this the eschatological reversal. It is God serving his people, or more precisely, Christ serving his Body. Heaven is all about love and service, eternally, with infinite care, without growing tired, without being bored, without fear that something will go wrong. The author, whom we call Luke, wrote his gospel for the grandchildren of those who had physically seen Jesu