Eleventh Friday of Ordinary Time

Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and decay destroy, and thieves break in and steal. But store up treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor decay destroys, nor thieves break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there also will your heart be.

It can be tempting to store up treasures on earth. They are more tangible and because of this we can point to them as evidence of our success. However, no worldly treasure will ever last. They will all pass away in time. If we want rewards that truly last, then we need to turn to God and store up treasures in heaven. We do this by knowing, loving, and serving God and our family, friends, and neighbors. Unlike earthly rewards, the treasures we store up through our acts of love and mercy will never decay. In addition, our treasure house of merits multiplies our goods as we give them away to others. It is in this way that we become vessels of God’s Love, never running dry of the wine of charity.

Are we storing up worldly or heavenly treasures for ourselves? How can we build ourselves into a treasure house of God’s graces? What do our hearts treasure most?

O Lord, you are the source of all our treasures.

Amen.