Gospel: Mark 10:17-27
As Jesus was setting out on a journey, a man ran up, knelt down before him, and asked him “Good teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life? Jesus answered him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good but God alone. You know the commandments: You shall not kill; you shall not commit adultery; you shall not steal; you shall not bear false witness; you shall not defraud; honor your father and your mother.” He replied and said to him, “Teacher, all of these I have observed from my youth.” Jesus, looking at him, loved him and said to him, “You are lacking in one thing. Go, sell what you have, and give to the poor and you will have treasure in heaven; then come, follow me.” At that statement, his face fell, and he went away sad, for he had many possessions.
Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, “How hard it is for those who have wealth to enter the Kingdom of God! The disciples were amazed at his words. So Jesus again said to them in reply, “Children, how hard it is to enter the Kingdom of God! It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for one who is rich to enter the Kingdom of God.” They were exceedingly astonished and said among themselves, “Then who can be saved?” Jesus looked at them and said, “For men it is impossible, but not for God. All things are possible for God.”
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Reflection:
Do you
cling to your wealth as if your life hangs upon it?
The man
who asked Jesus as to what must he do to have eternal life was at the threshold
of eternal life. But when Jesus asked him to part ways with his wealth and give
it to the poor. His face fell, after which he walked away from Jesus for he
couldn’t obey the request of Jesus.
Many of
us are like this man, very possessive and in love with wealth that we are not
willing to give it away. But what we don’t know is it is when we give away our
wealth that we will receive more wealth. Perhaps Jesus was just testing this
man if he could still accept more wealth. But the man failed the prosperity
test of Jesus.
If we
want to attract wealth we must always be willing to give because it’s only in
giving that we would receive more blessings. Never in not giving that we would
receive more wealth. Let us look around and see who are those who are
prosperous they are the people who are generous. Let us therefore pray to have
the grace to become more generous so that we could bless others.
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