This homily was presented to my formation house in the context of Night Prayer.
The House of Saint Matthew is filled with many strengths. As individuals we bring many strengths to this House and thus to this seminary. Some of us here are superior at an understanding of languages while others have excelled so much in writing papers that they have been asked to give assistance to those who are more in need. Some are wonderful leaders and thus use this strength to strengthen the community. No matter what our strength may be may we always allow Christ to enter into these strengths and be the one to make them so much greater. May we never begin to think that we know more then Christ.
John the Baptist was indeed a very strong individual. He was able to preach and prepare the way for the Lord and yet at the Baptism of Jesus he had to lower himself to Christ. I find it most interesting that out of the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke that this is the only gospel that places John in dialogue against Christ concerning the baptism. He had to realize that Christ knew better then he and therefore he gave in and baptized Him. No matter how strong and how much John the Baptist knew he still had to allow Christ to take lead in the ministry that he would have to give to the world.
Yes we are a strong House made up of many strong individuals, but may we never allow ourselves to become greater then Christ. May we always find the time to listen to Him when he calls out and realize that without Him we are nothing.
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