Wednesday, July 27, 2016 7th Week in Ordinary Time
1st Reading: Jer 15: 10. 16-21Gospel: Matthew 13:44-46
The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field.
“Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant looking for fine pearls. When he found one of great value, he went away and sold everything he had and bought it.
D@iGITAL-EXPERIENCE
(Daily Gospel in the
Assimilated Life
Experience)
The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure hidden in a field. We couldn’t agree more! God’s kingdom is already in our midst. But it is “hidden in a field”. Only those who seek for it will find it. Not all who seek it find it, by the way. God will reveal it only to the innocent. Our basis is Matthew 11:25 where Jesus said to his Father, “I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children.”
The second paragraph of today’s Gospel reminds us that God’s kingdom is definitely of greater value.
The wise cannot understand this, only the humble and the innocent. The wise has his way of assessing things. He could be stubborn, and his stubbornness drives God’s wisdom away. Left alone by himself he is exposed to the captivating power of earthly treasures. He becomes the possession of his possessions. The glitter blinds him from seeing the treasures of God.
The glitter of earthly treasures can blind a person permanently from seeing value in the things of God. The following illustration fits to a tee. A mirror and a pair of spectacles are both made of glass. But when used by human eyes they yield different results. When we look through a pair of spectacles we see things as they are, and perhaps even clearer. But when we look at a mirror we only see ourselves.
Blame it on the silver behind the mirror! Something similar happens when we look at earthly treasures. The more we have to gaze upon, the more we see only ourselves. We forget that we are stewards holding earthly goods in trust for the least, the last and the lost. Let us be careful with things that glitter. None of them could be the gold to die for.
We are familiar with the maxim, “Not all that glitters is gold”. The obverse of it is “All that is gold does not glitter” (J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings). Often times, the gold to die for does not glitter at all. Find it hidden in the heap and be humble in order to find it. And when you find it, protect it with your life as you slowly divest yourself of the useless treasures you have amassed in life. Both cannot co-exist. – (Atty.) Rev. Fr. Dan Domingo P. delos Angeles, Jr., DM., MMExM, MAPM, REB. Email: [email protected].
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