Today’s Scripture texts from the Roman Catholic Lectionary deal with the true richness of Wisdom or Prudence in comparison to the wealth, health and status richness which seem to be the goal of the struggle in our lives. Solomon is the traditional example of a wise man. The text today leads us to consider the wealth of Solomon in a different light. (Solomon’s Respect for Wisdom). The important thing in Jesus encounter with the rich young man is the love with which Jesus addresses his question. He perhaps was seeking a different answer. Gillick mentions the sense of the Hebrew culture, of the time, that wealth, health and large families were signs of blessing from God. This weekend, Canadians will pause to be thankful for our blessings. We will include wealth, health and family in our Thanksgiving. Perhaps the Judeo-Christian and Islamic faiths still celebrate God’s Blessing to us in this way. The caution is that our possessions do not block our journey to the Divine.
Often, with Jesus, it is the question about the importance of what we have in hand versus having our hands open to receive what is promised in the unknown-to-come. (Larry Gillick, 2009)
Like Peter and the disciples may we hear Jesus invitation to abandon that which hold us back and follow Him to a celebration of Infinite Thanks!
Bibliography
Larry Gillick, S. (2009, October 11). Daily Reflection October 11th, 2009. Retrieved Oct 11, 2009, from Creighton University's Online Ministries: http://onlineministries.creighton.edu/CollaborativeMinistry/101109.html
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