(Please read the Scripture passage before reading the homily.)
The wicked say among themselves. You can add some of the things the wicked say. The author of the book of Wisdom has.
In generic terms, those wicked people make fun of the just or good people. Wicked people have no use for the good people. They harass them, plot against them and want to get rid of them. They would kill the good people if they could. This is how wicked people behave and have behaved throughout history.
To the extent that we do not want to listen to the word of the Lord and to the extent that we will not submit to the Word of the Lord for us, to that extent we are wicked.
Into this world of wickedness, Jesus walked and taught. When Jesus, the Good, came into our world, we challenged all people. We had to choose the way of Truth or the way of wickedness. Ultimately there are only two choices, truth or lie, good or evil, God over false gods.
It is we who must decide. It is not a question of the people who lived when Wisdom was written; nor is it a question of Jewish people rejecting Jesus. It is rather a question of us who must decide; we who live in the twenty-first century have to decide. Do we join with the wicked, or do we stand with God? Do we act according to our desires and whims, or do we follow the way of truth and goodness?
On this first day of April, we can be foolish, or we can be wise. It is our decision. We must decide for the one or the other. There is no alternative.