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Friday of the 11th Week in Ordinary Time
Retreat and Spiritual Center at Bon Secours
June 21, 2019
PERISHABLE THINGS ++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Ø Today Jesus offers us nuggets of practical wisdom
Ø He is trying to motivate us to live wisely and avoid a shallow and foolish lifestyle
Ø He knows that we can easily get caught up in nice, comfortable material things
Ø So, he cautions that moths can eat holes in our finest clothing
Ø Metals are subject to corrosion and rust
Ø Anything we own can be lost – in a fire, in a theft or fraud, or in an economic downturn
IMPERISHABLE THINGS ++++++++++++++++++++++++
Ø But, Jesus adds, there are somethings that are not vulnerable to being lost in these ways
Ø And those things are the things of the spirit:
o Like our relationship with God that comes from faith and prayer
o Satisfaction that comes from giving of ourselves for the well-being of others
o The inner peace that comes from living out of the way of love taught by Jesus
Ø No thing and no one can take these spiritual treasures away from us. They R lasting and will last
Ø In fact, so lasting are they that we will take them with us when it is our time to go home to God
MOVING FROM PERISHABLE TO IMPERISHABLE ++++
Ø To move from imperishable rather than perishable things, Jesus tells us about the use of our eyes
Ø What we look atis usually where we look for the things we will eventually treasure
o So, instead of looking at some lewd Internet site, look at a site with a spiritual reflection for the day
o Instead of looking at all kinds of clothes or gadgets that we really don’t need, spend time looking at a book and reading about how to communicate better or how to deal with anger
CONCLUSION ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Ø As Jesus says, “If your eye is sound, your whole body — your whole self — will be filled with light.”
Ø And — by the way — that very light will be part of the lasting treasure “Where neither moth nor decay destroys, nor thieves break in and steal.”
Ø Great advice from the Lord on how to live wisely!
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