Gospel: Matthew 6:19-23
“The lamp of the body is the eye. If your eye is sound, your whole body will be filled with light; but if your eye is bad, your whole body will be in darkness. And if the light in you is darkness, how great will the darkness be.”
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Reflection:
The story is told about a mother who pampered her children with material things. They had money they could almost buy anything that they wanted they could also travel to any place in this world. Her children grew up embracing this mindset of good life and materialism.
What is the problem with this kind of lifestyle? This is temporary sooner or later this would come to an end and we end with nothing. There are even instances that this kind of worldly lifestyle may have tragic ending. For example every now and then there would be news of people committing suicide because they have no more material wealth that could comfort them. Or people who live wayward lives because they made their material wealth their god.
In our gospel episode today Jesus talks about storing treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor decay destroys, nor thieves break in and steal. What is this all about? This is all about sharing and living the faith that we have in our God which is our true and lasting treasure.
For example, have we taught our children about the supremacy of God above all things in this world? Have we taught our children that everything in this world is temporary and passing? Have we brought our children to the church for Holy Mass or to watch online Holy Mass? Have we reflected on the words of God in the bible?
All of these are pious acts of storing eternal treasures in heaven where neither moth nor decay destroys, nor thieves break in and steal. ( Matthew 6:20) – Marino J. Dasmarinas
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