SERMON/REFLECTION FOR MONDAY OF THE EIGHTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR II MAY 27 2024
SERMON/REFLECTION FOR MONDAY OF THE EIGHTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME, YEAR II MAY 27, 2024 1Peter 1:3-9; Ps.111; Mark 10:17-27 Continuous growth towards perfection There is no part of the Ten Commandments that directly ask that we give to the poor. So, it is easy to understand how the man who met Jesus in today’s gospel reading omitted that in his effort to live a good live. The fact that the man had lived by the commandments since his youth says something good about him. It means that he never depended on his possessions to guarantee him a happy and fulfilled life. Though he was rich, he gave God his due by keeping the commandments. So, when he asked Jesus: what must I do to inherit eternal life, he was not asking how much he needed to contribute so that Jesus will give him a sure ticket to heaven. Since this man lived so well, why then did he feel the need to ask Jesus such a question? Why was he not able to feel satisfied with the much he had been doing? This goes to show to us that Chr...