Monday of the Twenty-Ninth Week in Ordinary Time, Year II. Eph.2:1-10; Luke 12:13-21
“Take heed, and beware of all covetousness; for a man’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.” Jesus’s admonition above is to enable us change the popular narrative that the quality of life is determined by the number of possessions we acquire in a lifetime. I once had a friend who was selfish even to himself. He wasn’t rich, but the little he had, he hoarded. I’ve been in situations when I’ve been greedy too, wanting to ‘obtain’ many things for my own use. We all have (or have had) our ‘greedy moments’.
Friends, today, brothers kill brothers over plots of land. Families get torn over inheritance. Sons sell their father’s property, and men and women of God keep malice for months because of tithes and stipends. Politicians maim one another to secure votes; leaders loot public funds – the list is endless. In the first reading, St Paul reminds us to remember that we’re children of grace; saved by the riches of God’s mercy. We become ‘fools’ when we capitalise on our physical possessions, forgetting that we ought not boast, since those possessions are themselves gifts from God. Our riches must therefore be more in terms of genuine service to God and neighbour in love and compassion.
Good morning dear. God bless your week ahead.
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