For all of human history, we have been tempted to think we can take better care of ourselves than God can. The first reading condemns justifying worry as responsibility – it’s a form of vanity that keeps us from trusting God. The Gospel extends this teaching into our financial anxiety. Building up wealth and security for ourselves, or being jealous or greedy about what others have, makes an idol o…f material gifts. Our hearts will be where our treasures are, and so if our security comes from worrying, storing up wealth, or condemning those who have more than us, we will find ourselves eternally bound by poverty. Abundant life, in this world and the world to come, comes from living with prudent trust in God’s provision for us.
For healing from worry and greed, we pray to the Lord.
Source: CCCB #CatholicYYC #SundayMass
(taken from the Facebook page of Roman Catholic Diocese of Calgary)
