Feast of Saint Lawrence, deacon and martyr

Whoever loves his life loses it, and whoever hates his life in this world will preserve it for eternal life.

It’s so easy to fall in love with our lives and the world around us. There are so many people and goods to enjoy. But in the end, none of these things last and we will have to give an accounting of all our time spent on worldly things. Not that we are called to reject people or good things, but rather we should not see them as our ultimate end. Instead, we should look to the Divine Persons of the Trinity and the Good they offer us. It is in them that we will find true happiness and everlasting life.

Do we place our ultimate happiness in worldly people or things? If so, then how can we learn to cleanse ourselves of these attachments so that we can know, love, and serve God and His children as we should? In what ways are we sacrificing ourselves for the glory of heaven?

O Lord, help us to lose our worldly lives, so that we can gain heavenly ones.

Amen.