Homily for Wednesday of the Fifteenth Week in Ordinary Time

Close relationships with family and friends are among the things we value most in life, along with our health. Relationships and friendships are priceless; without them, navigating life would be a daunting task.

In a significant moment, Jesus revealed the most crucial relationship in His life: His relationship with His Father in heaven. He spoke of this connection in terms of mutual knowing: "No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son wishes to reveal Him." This relationship exhibits a profound and unique intimacy, yet it is not exclusive.

We are all invited into this relationship of trust and love between Jesus and His Father in heaven. He reveals the Father to us and shares this bond with us. They welcome us into their mutual relationship—a relationship that nurtures and protects. The Father and the Son draw us into their shared love so that we can reflect that love to others. In response to this invitation, our spirits need to be open like those of children, rather than closed off by the overconfidence of the learned.