23/06/2023

Jesus makes it quite clear that how we respond to living in this world is our chance to "store up treasures in heaven". 

The huge sum of money that is the value of the world economy, the "Wealth of Nations" adds nothing to the Glory of Creation. God has not created physical being, matter, to be anything other than for us to experience the joy and love made known to us by the revealed non-created Being Father Son and Holy Spirit. 

All of creation is Good because God "saw that it was Good", but we, all human beings, are the pinnacle of created being for we have been been created with "a being" that is the "image and likeness" of God's own self.  Retaining this basic knowledge that is revealed to us is in Holy Scripture is the only way to preserve the light of knowledge, received by the "eye", in the holiness that it is in God. 

St Paul takes on the role of a "fool". He boasts about his life when he knows that all his deeds are the result of  totally aligning his freedom with God's and accepting as God's Will all that he meets with in his life. 

The usual type of "fool" who dominates this world already has a "closed eye". He avoids his conscience and avoids God. He has acquired a place in this world worthy of his own opinion of the greatness of his own self. He ignores " thou fool this night thy soul will be required of thee".

Paul boasts of "feebleness" and thus turns his "boasting" into thanks and praise of God who is "his all in all". "I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me".

Dear Lord, I know that I need to be scrupulous  when starting each day for I am easily self-captivated and proud of these attempts to understand the Mass readings. I hope that I am really turning to You. May all the souls of heaven led by Mary continue to spread your Mercy over our world and may we the sinners on earth use our time diligently to prepare for the life everlasting you have destined for us.