Homily (Reflection) for Monday of the
Twenty-Ninth Week in Ordinary Time (I) (21st October,
2019) on the Gospel
Rom 4:20-25;
Lk 1:69-75. (R. cf. v.68);
Lk 12:13-21.
Topic: What consists life.
Someone begged Jesus, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the
family inheritance with me.” But Jesus replied, “Friend, who set me to be a
judge or arbitrator over you?” He then warned the crowd, “Take care! Be on your
guard against all kinds of greed; for one’s life does not consist in the
abundance of possessions.” Jesus also told them the parable of a rich man whose
land produced abundantly. He planned how to store up his grain and goods for
himself. However, “God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life is
being demanded of you. And the things you have prepared, whose will they be?”
These words of God to the rich man ought to ring bell
continually in our ears. We are after so many things in this world. Most
regrettably, some of them have nothing to offer us even in this present life.
Yet we fall headlong in pursuit of them and are sometimes even ready to die for
them.
It is crucial to
question ourselves from time to time of the essence of the things we pursue and
the ones already in our possessions. Again, it is also necessary to consider if
we will leave this world with any.
Bible Readings: Matt 13:44-50.
Thought for today: What consists life?
Let us pray: Lord, direct our hearts and minds
after only the things that consist life – Amen.
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