October 11, 2015
Sunday
28th Sunday
in Ordinary Time
1st Reading: Wis 7:7-11
2nd Reading: Heb 4:12-13
Gospel: Mk 10:17-30
Just as Jesus was setting out on his journey again, a man ran up, knelt before him and asked, “Good Master, what must I do to have eternal life?” Jesus answered, “Why do you call me good? No one is good but God alone. You know the commandments: Do not kill, do not commit adultery, do not steal, do not bear false witness, do not cheat, honor your father and mother.” The man replied, “I have obeyed all these commandments since my childhood.” Then Jesus looked steadily at him and loved him and he said, “For you, one thing is lacking. Go, sell what you have and give the money to the poor, and you will have riches in heaven. Then come and follow me.” On hearing these words, his face fell and he went away sorrowful for he was a man of great wealth. Jesus looked around and said to his disciples,
“How hard it is for those who have riches to enter the kingdom of God!” The disciples were shocked at these words, but Jesus insisted, “Children, how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God! It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for one who is rich to enter the kingdom of God.” They were more astonished than ever and wondered, “Who, then, can be saved?” Jesus looked steadily at them and said, “For humans it is impossible, but not for God; all things are possible with God.” Peter spoke up and said, “We have given up everything to follow you.” Jesus answered, “Truly, there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters, or father or mother, or children, or lands for my sake and for the Gospel, who will not receive his reward. I say to you: even in the midst of persecution he will receive a hundred times as many houses, brothers, sisters, mothers, children, and lands in the present time and in the world to come eternal life.”
D@iGITAL-EXPERIENCE
(Daily Gospel in the
Assimilated Life Experience)
God’s Word which, according to the second reading of today’s liturgy, is alive and pierces the heart (Heb 4:12-13), endows us with wisdom. This wisdom is the best that a person can ever receive. As the first reading in today’s liturgy puts it “She (wisdom) brought with her all other good things, untold riches in her hands.” (Wisdom 7:7-11). In contrast, wisdom not derived from the Word brings with her all forms of deception. This leads our discussion to the Gospel reading featuring a rich young man.
Consider how earthly possessions affected him. Notwithstanding the fact that he had so many, he remained empty and dissatisfied. That’s why he approached Jesus asking for tips about gaining eternity. When told that his possessions could hinder the attainment of eternity, he went away sad for his possessions were many.
How unfortunate that this man had to reject the secret to eternal life which he learned directly from Jesus in exchange for fleeting wealth on earth. That decision was far from wise. Shaking his head in disbelief, Jesus exclaimed, “It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for one who is rich to enter the kingdom of God.”
Today Jesus is asking the same question: Where do you draw your wisdom? — Rev. Fr. Dan Domingo P. delos Angeles, Jr., DM. Email: [email protected]. Website: www.frdan.org.
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