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“For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also” (Lk 12:34).<\/h4>\n

The evangelist, Luke, reports that Jesus shared this teaching with his disciples as they were walking towards Jerusalem, the place of the Passover of his death and resurrection. On the way, he addressed them as \u2018little flock\u2019 (i) and he confided all that lay deep within his heart and soul. These thoughts included a need for detachment from earthly possessions, trust in the Father’s providence, inner vigilance and the importance of living in active expectation of the Kingdom of God.<\/p>\n

In the preceding verses, Jesus encouraged the disciples to have an attitude of detachment and not worry about themselves or even their own lives. He told them not to be concerned about material needs because their Father in heaven knows all that is necessary. He invited them instead to seek the Kingdom of God and encouraged them to accumulate \u2018a sure treasure in heaven.\u2019 (ii) Jesus was not promoting a passive and disinterested attitude towards earthly things or irresponsible conduct at work. His intention was to take away our anxiety, our restlessness and our fear.<\/p>\n

“For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.<\/strong> “<\/p>\n

In this context, the \u2018heart\u2019 means the unifying centre of the person that gives meaning to everything he or she lives; it is where there is sincerity and no deception or pretence. It usually indicates one’s true intentions, what one really thinks, believes and wants. The \u2018treasure\u2019 is what is most valuable to us and, therefore, our priority. It is what we believe gives security both now and in the future.<\/p>\n

Pope Francis wrote: \u201cIn a world where everything is bought and sold, people\u2019s sense of their worth appears increasingly to depend on what they can accumulate with the power of money. We are constantly being pushed to keep buying, consuming and distracting ourselves, held captive to a demeaning system that prevents us from looking beyond our immediate and petty needs.\u201d (iii)<\/p>\n

But, in the innermost depths of every woman and man, there is an ever- present search for that true happiness that does not disappoint and that no material goods can satisfy.<\/p>\n

Chiara Lubich wrote: \u2018Yes, there is what you seek: in your heart there is an infinite and immortal yearning; a hope that does not die; a faith that breaks\u00a0through the darkness of death and is light to those who believe: it is not for nothing that you hope ,that you believe! Not for nothing!<\/p>\n

You hope, you believe in order to LOVE.’ (iv)<\/p>\n

“For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.”<\/strong><\/p>\n

This Word invites us to make an examination of conscience: what is my treasure, what do I value most? The answer may have many nuances such as economic status but also fame, success and power. Experience tells us that we must continually bring ourselves back to real life that does not simply slip away, to the radical and demanding life of evangelical love: \u2018It is not enough for a Christian to be good, merciful, humble, meek and patient… In relationship with neighbours, he or she must practise the charity that Jesus taught us. […] For charity is not a readiness to give life. It is giving life.’ v<\/p>\n

We should love every neighbour we meet during the day (in the family, at work, everywhere) with this measure. If we live not thinking of ourselves, but thinking of and living for others, we experience true freedom.<\/p>\n

Augusto Parody Reyes <\/em>& the Word of Life Team<\/em><\/p>\n

(i) Lk 12:32
\n(ii) Lk 12:33
\n(iii) Pope Francis Dilexit nos, no. 218
\n(iv) C. Lubich \u201cLetters of the Early Times.\u201d June 1944
\n(v)\u00a0 C. Lubich extract taken from conference call<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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