God, glory, stomach and shame!

WORD 2day: Friday, 31st week in Ordinary time

November 08, 2024 - Philippians 3:17 - 4:1; Luke 16: 1-8

Their stomach is their god and their glory is in their shame - what words St. Paul has against those who live a life that is thoughtless and flimsy, with nothing that offers a depth to their living or nothing that adds to meaning of their lives. This is really an alarming situation that he refers to - and not just of the past; even today it is so? 

Hoarding wealth, seeking comfort, craving for pleasures and living solely for material satisfaction - what can that offer to one's life. Lies lead to more lies, obscurities lead to more obscurities, crimes lead to more crimes and lawlessness leads to absolute inhumanity. Compromises kill. What a shame indeed, to call myself a child of God and thoughtlessly go after these ungodly tendencies!

Being imitators of Christ, means to live with no compromises, to speak nothing but the Words of the Almighty, to think nothing but good, to do only what builds the other and the family of God, to love like God and to relate like children of God. That would be heaven...or the Reign of God on earth. How prepared and eager am I, to do my part!