Have I built my Life on Sand?

Gospel Thoughts

Advent Season : 1st Thursday

GOSPEL Mt 7:21, 24-27

First Reading - Is 26:1-6

*Have I built my Life on Sand*

*1) Sand and Its Speciality*

One can't build anything on Sand, because 

Sand does not remain in one place. It simply moves one place to another 

Since the particles of sand are very small, they don't have much strength. 

They are loosely connected with other grains of sand. So there is no much strength. 

In sand there is nothing special to hold in to something. So it can't remain holding on to something. 

*2) Rock and Its Speciality* 

Rock first of all big in size and it is hard surface

Secondly the rock does not move from one place to another and it is not easy to shift rock from one place to another 

Since Rock is very strong, it has the capacity to support any other things which come on in its surface

*3) There are many things in Life, which take the place of Sand*

A house built on sand will collapse. The following things represent the sand in our day to day life 

A) Money : it can take the place of Sand. A life built on money will collapse. Because all the time money will not be there 

B) A life built on Power, position, and influence

C) A life built on untruth, cheating, revenge, hypocrisy, anxiety is equal to a house which was built on sand 

D) A life built on External beauty and glamour

E) A life built on wealth and riches 

F) A life built on Pride, self righteousness,  and greed 

All these things represent the aspect of sand and such a life gets collapsed within no time 

*4) Sand is the technique of Satan*

Satan is for destruction. 

Satan through its creative way, makes the human beings to build their *life houses* on the sand 

So at times we are easily deceived by Satan and we unknowingly build our beautiful life on the Sand, which after some times gets destroyed. 

*5) What is rock and What is Sand in life?*

This is a greatest challenge for all of us to find out, which things represent the Rock and which things represent sand. 

Once we know these things, things will change in our life and we will be able to built our life on solid foundation, that is Jesus himself

*Am I ready to build my life house on the Rock?*

*God bless you and your family. Praying for you and your dear ones*

*Fr Maxim Dsouza*

*Jeppu Seminary*

*Mangalore*