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FIRST PETER 1:3-9
MARK 10:17-27
http://www.usccb.org/nab/052410.shtml
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In today’s gospel, this man desired eternal life. But he did not know
himself well. He thought he kept all the commandments, but in fact, he
could not even keep the first one: to love God above all gods. He
worshipped money as his god. If we cannot keep the first commandment,
how can we keep the rest?
Christ invited him to sell his possessions out of love for him. Christ
knew that wealth and the abundance of goods were not going to bring him
eternal life, in fact these riches would become the main hindrance to
eternal life. That is why Christ says in another moment: “You cannot
serve two masters, you cannot serve both God and money.”
Let us acknowledge that many of our decisions are made out of
consideration for money and not because of God’s will. Money is a false
god. Money cannot guarantee “quality of life” or true happiness. Christ
did not want this man to be alienated; he wanted him to confront the
truth. Today’s gospel says that this man went away sad, but perhaps,
this man later realized that his dependence to money were the reason
for his sadness. Let’s reflect on this today. Let our joy and eyes be
fixed on Heaven.
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Finally,
we pray
for one another, for those who have asked our prayers and for those who
need our prayers the most.
Have a
good day!
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