Homily for Thursday of the 28th Week in Ordinary TIme

In today's Gospel passage, Jesus criticizes the experts of the Jewish Law for taking "away the key of knowledge." They rejected His teaching and tried to prevent others from knowing God through it. They have not remained faithful to their calling as teachers of God's ways. Jesus revealed God more completely than any other human being could, and by rejecting His teaching, they fail to recognize that God is at work in Him.

God has entrusted us with the key to understanding Him, and that key is Jesus. He serves as the gateway to this unique knowledge, and our journey of learning from Him is lifelong. It is a misconception to think that we have a complete understanding of God's ways; we are more like infants, always in need of more learning. This is why Jesus, in His humility, prayed to His Father, acknowledging, "You have hidden these things from the wise and learned and revealed them to the innocent." Our understanding of God will only deepen when we accept this truth.