Gospel: Matthew 6:19-23
Jesus said to his
disciples: “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and
decay destroy, and thieves break in and steal. But store up treasures in
heaven, where neither moth nor decay destroys, nor thieves break in and steal.
For where your treasure is, there also will your heart be.
“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:
Do you believe that your eyes
represent your present predicament?
Our eyes are the doorway to our soul, if we are happy it shows in our
eyes and if we are sad it also shows in our eyes. We may be able to hide our
sad emotion but our eyes will eventually betray us for it will show the true
emotions of our hearts.
So how can we have ever glowing eyes that is full of happiness,
contentment and serenity? The answer to this is very simple: we must store up
treasures in heaven by means of doing good things to our fellowmen. By helping
the poor in spirit and wealth and by sharing Jesus with them.
By doing so we are already storing up true treasures in heaven where
neither moth nor decay destroys, nor thieves break in and steal. What are you
presently storing up? Perhaps, you are very busy with the things of this world.
For example, making yourself rich in the eyes of this temporal world.
However, think also that the accumulation of worldly things that keeps
you busy right now will count for nothing at the end. Only God will count
during that time; the relationship that you’ve built with God. – Marino J.
Dasmarinas
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