What are the Keys of the Kingdom Heaven, Which are given to me?🗝️

Gospel Thoughts

*Ordinary Season : 13th Week -  Tuesday*

*🌹Solemnity of St Peter & St Paul, Apostles 🌹*

*GOSPEL - Mt 16:13-19*

*First Reading - Acts 12:1-11*

*SECOND READING - 2 Tm 4:6-8, 17-18*

*🗝️What are the Keys of the Kingdom Heaven, Which are given to me?🗝️*

*1)🔑 Importance of the Key🔑*

We know what is key and its importance.

Key is first of all necessary to open something which is closed and to enter into something

Keys will help us to keep the things in a secure place, so that the thieves or robbers may not be able to steal 

Keys will keep the things in a hidden place and it always creates a suspense in the things which are inside 

One who has the key is considered to a king/superior/leader/head/in charge /Responsible person 

One who does not have a key is powerless, inferior, slave, etc 

*2) Keys of the Kingdom of Heaven*🗝️🔑

Jesus is not speaking of the earthly keys. He is speaking about the heavenly keys. 

When we reflect about the Life of Jesus, we come to know the different aspects of the heavenly keys, which could be understood in the following way 

The Key of Prayer

The key of  Christian Faith 

The key of  Forgiveness

The Key of Courage 

The Key of Love 

The Key of Sacrifice

The Key of Healing 

The Key of generosity

The Key of Humility

The key of the power of prayer

The key of working miracles

The Key of Holiness 

The Key of the Holy Spirit

The Key of speaking in Tongues 

The key of bearing witness to Christ 

The Key of Martyrdom

*3) St Peter and St Paul and the keys of the Kingdom*🔑🗝️

As we celebrate the Feast of Sts Peter and Paul, it is very important to know what are the keys, which were given to these Apostles 

The Key of proclaiming Christ 

The key of Courage 

The key of giving witness to Christ

The key of working miracles

The key of speaking in Tongues 

The key of martyrdom

The key of the main pillars of the Church 

The key of burning lamps 

The key of making disciples to Jesus 

The key of facing any type of persecution

The key of tremendous Knowledge

The key of humility

The key of strong determination

The key of truth 

The key of sainthood 

*4) 🗝️The need of the Key of kingdom of heaven🗝️🔑*

As we know that even in our daily life, unless we have a key, we can't open something and take the things out or we can't enter into our houses 

Likewise unless we have above spiritual keys we can't open the doors of heaven in order to enter 

So God has already given varieties of keys as we live here, to practice how to use these keys to open the doors of the kingdom of Heaven 

We need to posses these keys and when our times comes we need to use these keys to enter into heaven 

*5) What are the Keys, I have in my life?*🔑🔑

When we reflect about the various spiritual keys from the life of Jesus, it is very important to know which are the keys I possess

The more the keys I posses richer I become. The less keys I have, lesser the chances of getting into heaven 

So reflect about your own life to find out which are the keys you have in your Life? 

*6) Have I lost any of the keys of the Kingdom?*🔑🔑

What about the keys of forgiveness, peace, love, humility, generosity, faithfulness, sacrifice, service, concern for others, sharing, prayer, holiness, discipline etc.

Have I lost any of these? 🗝️🔑🗝️🔑

*Think about it*

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

*Fr Maxim Dsouza*

*Jeppu Seminary*

*Mangalore*