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Homily (Reflection) for Friday of the Eleventh Week in Ordinary Time (II) (17th June, 2016) on the Gospel

 

2Kg 11:1-4.9-18.20;
Ps 131:11-14.17-18. (R. v. 13);
Matt 6:19-23.

Topic: Best banking ever.

How and where something is kept say a lot about how that thing is valued. In good olden days, our forefathers buried treasures to protect them from thieves. But sometimes they were either forgotten especially in the case of death or eaten up my moths or rotten away if left for a very long time. With the introduction of modern banking, people rarely bury their treasures especially money because they are safer in the banks. I think banking abroad is better. If you doubt, ask past and present politicians.

Burying treasures, keeping them in the houses or anywhere else in this world have lots of risks involved. Just about three weeks ago, a banker was convicted of defrauding a dead customer. It is no longer news that a lot of our politicians left huge sums of money they stole and stored abroad and died.

To truly benefit from treasures and avoid every risk, Jesus introduced the safest way ever,

Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust consume and where thieves break in and steal; but store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust consumes and where thieves do not break in and steal.

And very importantly without cards and/or codes, treasures stored in this way follow those who kept them wherever they go even after death, cf. Rev 14:13. Did I hear you asking how one can do this? Very simple, by giving to the poor among other good works, cf. Matt 19:21; Mk 10:21; Lk 18:22. Whoever does not store up treasures in heaven must be pitied, cf. Lk 12:21. 33; 1Cor 15:19. I prefer to store mine in heaven. What about you?

Bible Reading: Jas 5:1-6; Lk 12:13-21.

Thought for today: Saving for eternity.

Let us pray: May God help us store our treasures in the heavenly bank – Amen.

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