The disciples approached Jesus and said, “Why do you
speak to the crowd in parables?” He said to them in reply, “Because knowledge
of the mysteries of the Kingdom of heaven has been granted to you, but to them
it has not been granted. To anyone who has, more will be given and he will grow
rich; from anyone who has not, even what he has will be taken away. This is why
I speak to them in parables, because they look but do not see and hear but do
not listen or understand.
Isaiah’s prophecy is fulfilled in them, which says:
You shall indeed hear but not understand, you shall indeed look but never see.
Gross is the heart of this people, they will hardly hear with their ears, they
have closed their eyes, lest they see with their eyes and hear with their ears
and understand with their hearts and be converted and I heal them.
“But blessed are your eyes, because they see, and
your ears, because they hear. Amen, I say to you, many prophets and righteous
people longed to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear
but did not hear it.”
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Reflection:
How do you measure success in life? Do you measure
it by your wealth and power or you measure it with your closeness to Jesus?
Many of us today measure it by our wealth and power this mindset is primarily
influenced by this world.
But is this true success? No, a truly successful
life is always measured by our closeness to Jesus. For what would wealth and
power mean to us when it can be taken away from us anytime? What would wealth and
power mean to us when we grow old and become slave by old age? During that time
wealth and power will not matter anymore to us for someone will be in charge of
us and will take control of us.
What is the use of wealth and power if we are
isolated and empty deep inside us? What is the use of wealth and power if we
could hardly sleep at night? For the simple reason that we worry so much about
our wealth which is sometimes dirty wealth?
Jesus’ disciples were very blessed because awareness
of the mysteries of the Kingdom of heaven has already been granted to them by
Jesus. They understood that the true essence of life is to be with Jesus and
not to be with this world.
Blessed are those who know that life’s success is achieved by our closeness to Jesus. And never with the ownership of the
things of this world which is by the way temporary and transitory.
How do you measure success in your life? – Marino J.
Dasmarinas
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