11 July 2010
FIFTEENTH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME
(C-2)
“ …Relax! Eat heartily, drink well. Enjoy yourself!…” Luke 12,13-21
The certain rich fool in the Good News we hear today talked to himself in these terms:
“Relax ! Eat heartily, drink well. Enjoy yourself !…”
But very soon he found himself miserable to face God. Because he had lived his own life without any reference to Him. His life indeed without reference to God was an absurdity.
That rich fool must have been inspired by a certain philosophy of life called in our time existentialism : YOU LIVE ONLY ONCE . That philosophy has cheated countless people. It reduces countless people` lives into emptiness at the end. Their everlasting longings have never been fulfilled. Living that philosophy, the rich fool was in trouble at the end. God said to him “ You fool! You will die tonight and to whom all your piled up wealth go?…” We find life meaningful only if we can relate it to lasting values. Money and all that it can buy cannot impart lasting happiness.
The high suicide rate according to common census is among the wealthy who live recklessly! It is wise to go on building communication with others. It is very important for us to relate to others in love, friendship, and dedication, to serve people at large. Let us not overlook our direct relationship with God.
“O Lord, guide our life’s journey, for only your love makes us whole“.
“ Come let us sing joyfully to the Lord.!”