Gospel: Matthew 7:21, 24-27
Jesus said to his disciples: “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’
will enter the Kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my
Father in heaven.
“Everyone who listens to these words of mine and acts on them will be
like a wise man who built his house on rock. The rain fell, the floods came,
and the winds blew and buffeted the house. But it did not collapse; it had been
set solidly on rock. And everyone who listens to these words of mine but does
not act on them will be like a fool who built his house on sand. The rain fell,
the floods came, and the winds blew and buffeted the house. And it collapsed
and was completely ruined.”
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Reflection:
There is a story about an old man who was always at church, he attends
Mass, and he was always present during novena prayers. However, he also had a
domineering attitude, he thinks highly of himself and he treats everyone in the
church as someone who is not within his level.
After a few years he died, therefore, he was expecting a smooth passage
to heaven but Saint Peter did not allow him to enter the pearly gates. So he
asked: “Why are you not allowing me to gain entry to heaven, I was always at
church leading the novena prayers, I was always at Mass!” Saint Peter replied:
“Yes you were always in the church but you did not change your ways, it was all
for show.”
Like the old man, there are many who are active in the church but they
refuse to let go of their boorish behavior. They think highly of themselves
simply because they are active in the church rich and educated. Then they carry
these domineering behaviors into their homes and workplace.
Could they gain entry into heaven with this behavior? Can they be
compared to the wise man in the gospel who built his house upon a sturdy rock?
Not certainly, to be like the wise man who built his house on a solid rock they
need to walk their talk, they need to be humble and they need to live what they
preach.
In the gospel, Jesus said to his disciples: “Not everyone who says to me,
‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the Kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the
will of my Father in heaven (Matthew 7:21).” – Marino J. Dasmarinas
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