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Theo Tigno•
5/23/2010 8:50 pm
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Monday, May 24th 2010 |
As Jesus was setting out on a journey, a man ran up, knelt down before him, and asked him, "Good teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?" Jesus answered him, "Why do you call me good? No one is good but God alone. You know the commandments: You shall not kill; you shall not commit adultery; you shall not steal; you shall not bear false witness; you shall not defraud; honor your father and your mother." He replied and said to him, "Teacher, all of these I have observed from my youth." Jesus, looking at him, loved him and said to him, "You are lacking in one thing. Go, sell what you have, and give to the poor and you will have treasure in heaven; then come, follow me." At that statement, his face fell, and he went away sad, for he had many possessions.
Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, "How hard it is for those who have wealth to enter the Kingdom of God!" The disciples were amazed at his words. So Jesus again said to them in reply, "Children, how hard it is to enter the Kingdom of God! It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for one who is rich to enter the Kingdom of God." They were exceedingly astonished and said among themselves, "Then who can be saved?" Jesus looked at them and said, "For men it is impossible, but not for God. All things are possible for God."
Dawg's Thought:
Today's prayer intention - for those who will be ordained as priests this year, especially for Chad King.
Do you love Me more than these? Do you love Me more than your comfortable lifestyle? Do you love Me more than the admiration of others? Do you love me more than feeding your desire to be loved?
For I knock at the door, and invite you to "follow Me." ...
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My life has been good, yet there were many times when I felt like Peter being asked by Christ, "Do you love Me more than these?" I would often think to myself, "what are the 'these' in my life now?" God is good at pruning us. Many times as I think about the struggle associated with the pruning, I think about the words: do you love Me more than these?
The rich young man walked away sad. I got into a discussion this morning about an incident that happened here in the Diocese of Phoenix and how a nun gave consent to have a baby aborted because the mother's life was at risk. The nun was excommunicated, and there's a lot of talk here about it. I heard an interesting point this morning regarding the decision: she chose the excommunication in her action, while the Bishop made it official.
I know that for me, I often live my life not thinking about the consequences. Did the rich, young man in today's reading know what he was walking away from? Do I choose to walk away in my actions or my selfishness in loving? I trust that all things are possible with God.
Take care and God Bless
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