27/07/2022

I hope that today I will be able to be more aware of the gift that has been given to me. I live and I am aware that I do so. I know that this "being" is a gift which has been given by my Creator. The Lord our God does not require anything more of me than to be wise in the midst of the cavalcade of temptation that the devil has produced in the world. Wisdom is not great intelligence. It is the search for truth and for knowledge of myself in the sight of God.

Wisdom is not clever words or wordy assessments of the posssible nature of God. It is the child who knows that his father will not harm him by word or deed. It is finding myself in the calm and cooling breeze as the prophet found God. It is every word and command that comes from Father Son and Holy Spirit and my acceptance of them.

Hiding the treasure and then buying the field without revealing it to the owner seems to be an act of dishonesty, very human but still dishonest. Buying the pearl is an honest and open transaction. It cannot be that Jesus is advocating the dishonesty of asset-stripping; the treasure in the field being the hidden value not realised by the present owners that is captured by the greed of Mamon re-named as "Private Equity".

Dear Lord let me pray this day and keep my mind away from stupid reminiscences; let me be mindful of sin and thus avoid it; let me know how to show love for my neighbour and avoid quarrels and confrontations. Let me know love and serve you in this life so that I can fulfill your plans for me. May Mary and all the Saints support the countless millions of your poor humanity for whom daily suffering is their way of life.