+ Our gospel passage today is a
continuation of last week’s passage about “storing up treasure!” The man in
last week’s story that Jesus told, piled up his treasure in earthly storage
bins, very large ones – thus thinking himself well-off, safe and “in good
shape” for years to come. But God demanded his life that very night, asking – so now, you foolish man, who is all of this
stored up wealth going to go to? The point was that we need to make our treasure where it matters most to God – and
that is with him!
Today the theme continues: do not be afraid little flock, for your
Father is pleased to give you the kingdom
– what an amazing treasure that
is! Place your heart here, in mine,
he says and your treasure will be secure
not only through this life, but well into the next! No thief can reach it here,
or moth destroy; the storage containers cannot wear out here!
“The one condition, however,
to place your treasure here, in my heart, is complete and total detachment from the things of the world, so that
you will have to live on complete and total trust in me: this
trust is called faith: the faith of Abraham (of the second reading
today). Abraham lives in my heart, and so can you!” [This does not mean that
you cannot own things, but they must not
own you, and you must be ready to
give them up at a moment’s notice – to drop it all when the Lord calls you
– (which as our gospel passage tells us can be any time at all) - so that
you can reach out for your treasure with open hands and hearts in heaven!
Closed fists clawing on material goods will not get anyone anywhere when the Bridegroom comes knocking on the
door!]
God,
you have chosen us to be your own possession, your own people, your
own children! We are fortunate beyond all imagining having you as our Father!
May we this day, and the days of the coming week: open our hands and our hearts and set our goal on seeing your Face one day, fix it there, keep it there –
keep this desire above all other desires – so that we may not have anything at all to fear – in
this life - or when the next one begins! And it would be remiss not to relate
what the latest and current legitimate prophets and prophecies are telling –
the time for the unveiling of the new creation, the new heavens and the new
earth may be soon indeed!
I would also be remiss if I
did not mention the very latest Eucharistic Miracle – a miracle regarding the
Consecrated Host at Mass – on July 24, in Guadalajara Mexico, a large
consecrated host display in a monstrance during Eucharistic Adoration began to
visibly beat and show itself as a regular cardiac event of the left ventricle
of the heart pumping blood out to the rest of a Body, His Bruised, Beaten and
Traumatized heart as He hung from the Cross FOR US, AND FOR OUR SALVATION! And
when we see Jesus we see the Father, and so if we see the living bread come
down from heaven with a visibly beating heart, then we are also seeing the
Father’s heart that was mentioned our readings today! And as we begin a 3 year study
of what the Eucharist is all about, in all our Catholic churches throughout the
world – perhaps, just perhaps, God set this dramatic and sublime miracle in
play to GET OUR ATTENTION, TO TURN US AWAY FROM OURSELVES, WITH ALL OUR PREOCCUPATIONS
WITH SELF, and TO TURN TO HIM – WHO IS OUR SALVATION – what would profit a
person to be a self-centered, big-deal in this life, if he forfeits eternal
life and happiness just because he did not activate the gift of faith that is
given to everyone.
So when receiving the
Eucharist today know exactly who, and what it is you are receiving and how much
he loves YOU!! YOU!! YOU!! And wants his heart to literally beat inches from
his, when you eat and when you swallow!
Praised be JESUS CHRIST, NOW
AND FOREVER!
May
your kindness, O Lord, be upon us who have put our hope in you!
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