Finding Life Through Relationships - Homily 14th Oct 2025

We spend much of our lives chasing what we think will make us feel alive: success, pleasure, comfort, recognition. Yet St Paul, quoting the prophet Habakkuk, reminds us: “The righteous shall find life through faith.”

To be righteous is not merely to be moral or ethical, but to be in right relationship with God and with one another. True life springs from communion, not consumption; from hearts connected, not hands full.

When we lose our relationship with God, we lose the very source of life itself. When we fail to recognise our dignity as children of God, we risk allowing sin to take control of us. We begin to worship created things, our achievements, possessions, even people, and soon become enslaved by what we idolise.

But when we turn back to God in faith, placing Him first, our other relationships fall into right order. Then our work, our joys, our possessions become life-giving because they flow from love. The surrender and trust in God is essential for establishing right relationships and receiving the fullness of life.

Reflection Question: Where in my life have I replaced relationship with achievement or possession, and how is God inviting me to return to right relationship with Him and with others?