October 11, 2015

Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Today we gather as citizens of one of the wealthiest nations in the world.  Many of us have far more than most people in history.  At the same time, we listen to the words of today’s Gospel.  The conversation that Jesus has with the young man who goes way sad at the prospect of giving up his many possessions leads us to reflect on just how difficult it is to enter God’s kingdom when our heart may be taken up with other kinds of possessions.  As we reflect today on God’s words, we ask ourselves, what in our lives keeps us from entering God’s kingdom?  What are we going to do about it?

-       Deacon Jim