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23rd Sunday
in Ordinary Time
Sunday,
5th September 2010
Jesus said to the crowds: “None
of you can be my disciple unless you give up all your possessions”.
Sometimes the teachings of Jesus seem impossible to follow, and
this is certainly one of them! Because of this difficulty some people
give up while others simply ignore it and go on their way. When
Jesus talks about possessions he is not condemning them as evil
but rather calling on us to look at the evil effect that they have
on our hearts and lives and because of that to put them in their
proper place. Possessions possess us so easily. The more we have
the more of our energy and attention have to go into protecting
what we have. We can become very self-centred and forget our responsibility
to care for one another. Even within our homes and families, our
possessions can become more important than the people we love. They
certainly become more important than taking care of the poor of
our world.
Fr. Johnny Doherty, C.Ss.R
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