Thursday June 26, 2008

First Reading: 2 Kings 24:8-17
Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 79
Matthew 7:21-29

Brothers and Sisters, I pray that your day is off to a great start.

In today's gospel, we see the examples of a wise man and that of a fool. The wise man builds his house on a solid foundation of rock. Nothing can seem to bring that house down, it has a solid foundation. The fool built his house upon the sand, and it was easily destroyed as soon as any bad weather came. Now, I am no construction worker or anything, but it would seem pretty obvious to me that building your house upon sand is not just going to work (I have many ruined sand castles to prove it). Now naturally Jesus was not simply telling people good real estate tips, he was giving them an important life lesson. While looking at a person building something in the sand may seem obvious to us, it may not be so obvious to us when we are looking at our lives. Spending all your time at work, is that helping to build a solid foundation of faith? Is watching that rated R movie helping to bring you closer to God? Is sleeping in every Sunday instead of going to mass helping you become a better person? I am sure that we can come up with a list of things that may make us look more like the fool instead of the wise man, what is keeping you from being like the wise man?

Building our lives "on the sand" may bring temporary shelter and happiness, but it won't last. That is why we need to build a solid foundation on the life and teachings of Christ. What are you building your foundation on? Is you faith a solid foundation of rock or is it loose and unstable like the sand?

Father in heaven, we thank you and give you praise for your many blessings in our lives. We pray Lord that you will send us your spirit to reveal to us how we can have a solid foundation of faith in you. Lord, increase our faith, and guide to you light. We ask this all through your name. Amen.