Locking of the Door and my Life

GOSPEL THOUGHTS

*Ordinary Season : 30th Week : Wednesday*

*Gospel : Lk 13:22-30*

*First Reading : Eph 6:1-9*

*Locking of the Door and my Life*

*1) Locking of the Door*

This particular expression is found in today's Gospel

It is the Master who locks the door, when the time is up 

Once the door is locked no one can go inside and also no one from inside can come out 

So locking of the door has a deeper meaning and implications for our life 

*2) Implications of locking of the Door*

This particular gesture of closing the door will divide the whole reality into two 

There will be inside and there will be outside 

And the connection between two is lost and only master has the power to rejoin the two realities into one 

*3) Locking of the Door in my Life*

Until we are alive the door of our life is open. We are given opportunity to move freely without any restrictions

Once we conclude this earthly life, the door of our life is closed by God 

Once it is closed we can't move as we like. Only we can move where the master leads 

*4) Life has a door to Heaven*

God has designed our life in such a way that our life consists a beautiful door to heaven 

This beautiful door is rather narrow and one needs to strive hard to pass through this door 

With the death this door gets closed. So as we are living in this world, we need to strive to enter through this door 

*5) The magic Key of this Door*

This door which is locked can be opened through the magic key 

This magic key we need to posses when we live in this world 

The following are the magic keys, which are able to open the closed door 

The magic key of forgiveness

The magic key of love 

The magic key of sacrifice

The magic key of service 

The magic key of prayer 

The magic key of humility

The magic key of Truth 

The magic key of faithfulness

The magic key of faith 

The magic key of hope

The magic key of simplicity

*6) Do I have the Key to open the lock?*

If I have the key, then I can enter

If not I will be out. 

Which are the keys I have in my life? 

Till I live my life I can try to get the keys

Once I say good bye to this earthly life I can't get any keys unless I posses it, before I die

So how many keys I have in my life?? 

*Think about it*

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

*Fr Maxim DSouza*

*Jeppu Seminary*

*Mangalore*