One Minute Meditation
Earthly things must simply be the means that bring us closer to Christ.
Mark 8:36 For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his soul? 37 For what can a man give in return for his soul?
It is far better to be with Christ and have nothing, then to have all the treasures the world contains and to be without Him. All earthly things are simply means to bring us to God. If they do not serve that purpose they are worse than useless. Jesus is of more worth than the most lucrative and important business transactions; more than life itself!
Following Jesus is not compatible with almost everything else. We have to make a choice, and give up every single thing that is an obstacle to our being with Him. For this reason we must have deeply rooted in our soul, a clear disposition of horror for sin, asking Our Lord and His Mother to take away from us anything that might separate us from Him.
No man can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and Mammon. (Mt 6:24)
Fr. Francis Fernandez
