Let us leave behind what belongs to Caesar and take with us what belongs to God.
In today’s gospel, Jesus talks about every day things that we all face or deal with. We all struggle with worldly and divine things. Some times, we get attached with material things so much and other times vice versa. We, some times, struggle to balance ourselves with both worlds.
Once a man won million dollars in lottery and when his family that first came to know about that was so happy and at the same time, they were so afraid to let him know because he had a heart condition. So they called the parish priest and explained the situation. The priest said, ‘no problem, just bring him here and I will let him know and he would be fine”. So the family brought the man to the priest and the priest began to talk to him. The priest said, “Joe, If you , I suppose win million dollars, what would you do?”
Joe looked at the priest and said, “O Father, If I win million dollars, I will give half a million to the Church”. then the priest took a heart attack and died.
The question today is how are we going to balance ourselves by using the material things to get closer to God? By accumulating unnecessary things, we bind ourselves here and forget the love and kindness of god. We refuse to experience the kingdom of God.
Once a man visited a famous Rabbi. The man looked at the Rabbi’s house and was surprised because there were not many things just some books and a table and a chair. The man asked the Rabbi, “Rabbi, where are your furniture?” Then the Rabbi looked at him and said, “where are your furniture?” “I am just a visitor here--the man said. Then the Rabbi once again looked at him and said, “So am I my friend”.
Yes, we are all just visitors here and this is not our permanent home. As faithful people, we should know how to treasure things in heaven where they will multiply as hundreds.
In today’s gospel, Jesus says, ‘give it to Caesar what belongs to him and to God what is His. Yes, we should leave behind what belongs here. If material things help us to know god’s love and kindness, they may bring happiness and joy in one’s life, if not they can bring more stress and unhappiness. Material things can even destroy a person’s health and future.
Once a rich man from the north came to down south. While he was walking on a beautiful beach, saw a man resting by his boat. The rich man looked at him and asked, “how come you did not go fishing today?” I got enough fish for the day. Don’t ever say that you got enough, you should have got more.
The man asked, “what will I do then?” “you can make more money and then you can buy big motor boat with big engines and thus you can go into deep water and catch a lot of fish and make more money” The man asked, “then what will I do?” You will become so rich like me and then, o then you can go for holidays like me and enjoy on this beach. The man looked at the rich man and said, “ what are you thinking that I am doing right now?”.
When we know how to leave behind to this world, we come to know the secret of God. We come to know our image and likeness that is god. In today’s gospel, the Pharisees who condemned Jesus call him as just and good teacher. They say that Jesus never shows partiality and does everything right. And we should try to find that Just god in our life. It is easy to lose god in our material world.
Once a man was searching something under a bright light of a hydro pole. His friend who came that side asked, “what are you looking for?” “I have lost my key” so he too joined him and they began to look for the key and a hour later the friend looked at him and said, “where did you lose your key?” o lost it at home and then why are you searching here? “because it is brighter here”
Search god where you have lost him. We should learn to give what belongs to God. Do you know what belong to God? We belong to God. Let us learn to give god ourselves fully and completely to him alone. Amen.
Once a man won million dollars in lottery and when his family that first came to know about that was so happy and at the same time, they were so afraid to let him know because he had a heart condition. So they called the parish priest and explained the situation. The priest said, ‘no problem, just bring him here and I will let him know and he would be fine”. So the family brought the man to the priest and the priest began to talk to him. The priest said, “Joe, If you , I suppose win million dollars, what would you do?”
Joe looked at the priest and said, “O Father, If I win million dollars, I will give half a million to the Church”. then the priest took a heart attack and died.
The question today is how are we going to balance ourselves by using the material things to get closer to God? By accumulating unnecessary things, we bind ourselves here and forget the love and kindness of god. We refuse to experience the kingdom of God.
Once a man visited a famous Rabbi. The man looked at the Rabbi’s house and was surprised because there were not many things just some books and a table and a chair. The man asked the Rabbi, “Rabbi, where are your furniture?” Then the Rabbi looked at him and said, “where are your furniture?” “I am just a visitor here--the man said. Then the Rabbi once again looked at him and said, “So am I my friend”.
Yes, we are all just visitors here and this is not our permanent home. As faithful people, we should know how to treasure things in heaven where they will multiply as hundreds.
In today’s gospel, Jesus says, ‘give it to Caesar what belongs to him and to God what is His. Yes, we should leave behind what belongs here. If material things help us to know god’s love and kindness, they may bring happiness and joy in one’s life, if not they can bring more stress and unhappiness. Material things can even destroy a person’s health and future.
Once a rich man from the north came to down south. While he was walking on a beautiful beach, saw a man resting by his boat. The rich man looked at him and asked, “how come you did not go fishing today?” I got enough fish for the day. Don’t ever say that you got enough, you should have got more.
The man asked, “what will I do then?” “you can make more money and then you can buy big motor boat with big engines and thus you can go into deep water and catch a lot of fish and make more money” The man asked, “then what will I do?” You will become so rich like me and then, o then you can go for holidays like me and enjoy on this beach. The man looked at the rich man and said, “ what are you thinking that I am doing right now?”.
When we know how to leave behind to this world, we come to know the secret of God. We come to know our image and likeness that is god. In today’s gospel, the Pharisees who condemned Jesus call him as just and good teacher. They say that Jesus never shows partiality and does everything right. And we should try to find that Just god in our life. It is easy to lose god in our material world.
Once a man was searching something under a bright light of a hydro pole. His friend who came that side asked, “what are you looking for?” “I have lost my key” so he too joined him and they began to look for the key and a hour later the friend looked at him and said, “where did you lose your key?” o lost it at home and then why are you searching here? “because it is brighter here”
Search god where you have lost him. We should learn to give what belongs to God. Do you know what belong to God? We belong to God. Let us learn to give god ourselves fully and completely to him alone. Amen.
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