The need to prepare and calculate the Resources to construct the Tower of Holy Life

GOSPEL THOUGHTS

*Ordinary Season : 31st Week : Wednesday*

*Gospel : Lk 14:25-43*

*First Reading : Rom 13:8-10*

*The need to prepare and calculate the Resources to construct the Tower of Holy Life*

*1) The Preparation to construct the Tower*

The Gospel of the day speaks about the construction of a tower and the preparation involved in it 

To construct a tower, one needs various material, personnel, and the various machinery 

All these includes the costs. That's why, a thorough planning, and preparation is needed to calculate the total cost of the project 

*2) Preparation and Calculation needed to construct the Tower of Holy life*

The purpose of our life is to live a holy life, to praise God  and to see His wonderful things in our life 

Holy Life is like a big tower which needs a long preparation, a good planning and lots of resources 

All these things will help us in building the tower of Holy Life. 

*3) Resources Needed to Construct the Tower of Holy Life*

*A well disciplined Prayer life* First requirement to build the tower of Holy life 

*Moral Integrity* This is also equally important to build the tower of Holy life 

*Hard work with sincerity* This becomes the foundation of the tower of Holy Life 

Other resources like, humility, simplicity, hope, love, charity, generosity, forgiveness, truthfulness, cooperation, knowledge, sacrifice, sharing, are other resources which are needed to build the tower of Holy life 

*4) The Tower can't be hidden*

A tower always shows itself to every one. It can't be hidden at any time 

In fact the tower always attracts people to itself and has the capacity to create a kind of wonder at those who watch it 

The tower of Holy Life, not only shines before others, but it is able to attract people and also able influence to follow the discipline of the tower of Holy Life 

At times it becomes a reference point, which can show direction and guidance. The same logic is applied to the tower of Holy life 

*5) The Tower of Holy life and My Life*

How does the tower of Holy life is built in my life? 

Is if built on the Strong foundation called sacrifice, service and Love? 

The logic of the Cross is very much necessary to build the tower of Holy life. If so, what is the Role of the Cross of Jesus in my life, in constructing the tower of Holy life? 

Have I ever calculated  the available resources to build the tower of Holy life? 

Have a ever used all the talents, skills, resources like time, opportunities and other things to build the tower of Holy life? 

*6) The tower of Material life and the Tower of Holy life*

Many of us are busy in building the tower of material life, by using the every opportunity and the available resources 

Even some time people manipulate the whole resources to build the tower of material life

How about the tower of Holy life? How eager I am in building the tower of holy life? 

Finally the tower of Holy life, not only remains for ever but it connects us to the heaven and reaches us to heaven 

Where as the tower of material life, can't reach us to heaven. It collapses like a Tower of Babel 

*7) Tower of Holy life is like a ladder to Heaven*

This is the simplest and straight ladder to heaven 

One who succeeds in building the tower of Holy life is able to construct a ladder to heaven 

Once the ladder is ready, one can easily travel to heaven without much difficulty. 

How is the ladder of my life? How is the tower of Holy life 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*