Too much involvement in worldly things and the destruction

GOSPEL THOUGHTS

*Ordinary Season : 32nd Week : Friday*

*Gospel : Lk 17:26-37*

*First Reading : 2 Jn 4-9*

*Too much involvement in worldly things and the destruction*

*1) Involvement in the Worldly things*

The Gospel of the day, highlights the involvement in worldly things and the effect of it 

Worldly things, makes a person to forget the important things of once own life 

When people forget everything, especially the important things, because of the Worldly things, life runs into the risk of destruction

*2) The List of Worldly things*

The Gospel highlights the following things 

Too much of eating 

Too much of drinking 

All the time giving in marriage and receiving in Marriage

buying, selling, planting, building. These things involve lot of money and other benefits

So all these things are highly used to increase the pleasure and minimise the pain 

*3) The End Results*

In both the instances, the end result was the destruction

The flood came and those who were involved in worldly business were destroyed by the same

In other instance also those people who were involved in immoral things were destroyed by the fire 

So in any case, destruction is the end result of involving oneself too much in worldly things 

*4) What is my involvement?*

How far am I able to involve myself in good and holy things? 

Am I too much involved in the worldly things? 

Those who invlove too much in worldly things, are not able to see any other signs of warning and dangerous situations

That is what happened to, the people during Noah's time and also of Sodom and Gomorrah

Involvement in Spiritual things will save us and deliver us from all evil things 

So am I ready to involve myself in good and holy thing?

*Think about it*

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

*Fr Maxim DSouza*

*Jeppu Seminary*

*Mangalore*