Monday, February 28, 2011

Our Gospel for Feb 28. The Rich Man.

Mark 10:17-27

As Jesus was setting out on a journey, a man ran up,
knelt down before him, and asked him,
“Good teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”
Jesus answered him, “Why do you call me good?
No one is good but God alone.
You know the commandments: You shall not kill;
you shall not commit adultery;
you shall not steal;
you shall not bear false witness;
you shall not defraud;
honor your father and your mother.
He replied and said to him,
“Teacher, all of these I have observed from my youth.”
Jesus, looking at him, loved him and said to him,
“You are lacking in one thing.
Go, sell what you have, and give to the poor
and you will have treasure in heaven; then come, follow me.”

At that statement, his face fell,
and he went away sad, for he had many possessions.
Jesus looked around and said to his disciples,
“How hard it is for those who have wealth
to enter the Kingdom of God!”
The disciples were amazed at his words.

So Jesus again said to them in reply,
“Children, how hard it is to enter the Kingdom of God!
It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle
than for one who is rich to enter the Kingdom of God.”
They were exceedingly astonished and said among themselves,
“Then who can be saved?”
Jesus looked at them and said,
“For men it is impossible, but not for God.
All things are possible for God.”

Ang Mayamang Pinuno

Marcos 10:17-27

Nang papaalis na si Jesus, may isang lalaking patakbong lumapit sa kaniya. Ang lalaki ay lumuhod sa harapan niya at tinanong siya: Mabuting guro, ano ang gagawin ko upang magmana ng buhay na walang hanggan?
    
Ngunit sinabi ni Jesus sa kaniya: Bakit mo ako tinawag na mabuti? 

Walang mabuti kundi isa lang, ang Diyos. Alam mo ang mga utos: Huwag kang mangalunya, huwag kang papatay, huwag kang magnakaw, huwag kang sumaksi sa kasinungalingan, huwag kang mandaya. Igalang mo ang iyong ama at ina.
     
Sinabi ng lalaki sa kaniya: Guro, ang lahat ng mga bagay na ito ay aking sinunod mula sa aking kabataan.
     
Tiningnan siya ni Jesus at inibig siya. Sinabi niya sa kaniya: Isang bagay ang kulang sa iyo. Humayo ka at ipagbili mo ang lahat mong tinatangkilik. Ibigay mo ang salapi sa mga dukha at magkakaroon ka ng nakaimbak na kayamanan sa langit. Pagkatapos pumarito ka, pasanin mo ang krus at sumunod ka sa akin.
     
Ang lalaki ay nalungkot sa salitang ito at siya ay umalis na namimighati sapagkat marami siyang pag-aari.
    
Sa pagtingin sa palibot, sinabi ni Jesus sa kaniyang mga alagad: Napakahirap para sa mga mayroong kayamanan ang pumasok sa paghahari ng Diyos.
     
Namangha ang mga alagad sa kaniyang mga salita. Muling sumagot si Jesus at sinabi sa kanila: Mga anak, napakahirap makapasok sa paghahari ng Diyos ang mga nagtitiwala sa kanilang kayamanan. 

Madali pang dumaan ang isang kamelyo sa butas ng karayom kaysa sa pumasok ang isang mayaman sa paghahari ng Diyos.
     
Sila ay lubhang nanggilalas at nagtanungan sa isa't isa: Sino kaya ang maaaring maligtas?
     
Ngunit tiningnan sila ni Jesus at sinabi: Ang mga ito ay hindi maaaring magawa ng mga tao subalit hindi gayon sa Diyos sapagkat ang lahat ng mga bagay ay maaaring magawa ng Diyos.


1 comment:

Ed Lucena said...

Having money is not bad especially if you will use it to help those who are in need and to spread the goodness and the blessings of the Lord.

On the other hand, when you start "loving money" and other worldly things, that is when things becomes sinful and becomes difficult for you to enter the Kingdom of God.

Bear in mind that we are just temporary stewards of His property. Everything we have comes from Him and He can take it away anytime. So let's grab the opportunity to do the best we can while we are in charge. Let's use everything we have for His glory!

As the saying goes, when we die, we cannot bring our material wealth with us.

What is important is the Spiritual wealth we accumulated while our heart beats tick tack!

God bless you all more than you can ever imagine.

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