Readings
I - Eccl. 1: 2, 2: 21-23
II - Col. 3: 1-5, 9-11
III - Lk. 12: 13-21
STORE UP YOUR TREASURE IN HEAVEN
Chasing after the wealth of the world that does not follow us after our life here on the earth is vanities of all vanities says the preacher of wisdom in the first reading. In the second reading, St. Paul in his letter to the Colossians exhorts the people of God to set their mind and seek the things of above, putting to death what is earthly in them. The two readings are substantiated by the Gospel passage. At the time of Jesus, the religious leaders resolved the legal questions. And so, someone in the crowd approaches Jesus for the settlement of the inheritance with his brother. Jesus take this chance to explain about true wealth for which one has to aspire and work for, through the parable of the rich fool who rejoiced at the rich harvest and planned to build larger barns to store the grain and that very night he was about to die. We prepare so much for our earthly living but through the parable Jesus invites to examine how prepared are we to inherit eternal life.
We care and toil hard for the transitory life missing our focus from the true wealth, the eternal life with God in Paradise. We are concerned about our cozy and comfortable living here on the earth that is perishable deviating from the true wealth in Christ that beckons for a living bound by the Law of Love. Walking an extra mile for Christ is wealth that worth paradise. Let the readings of the day help us to introspect how prepared are we to inherit the eternal life with God. May our mind and heart resonate with the prayer: “Lord Jesus, help us to fix our hearts and minds on the heavenly riches”.
