Short Reflection for the 17th Week of the Year (A)
Readings: 1 King 3: 5. 7-12; Romans 8: 28-30; Matthew 13: 44-52
Gospel Passage: “The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field which someone has found; he/she hides it again, goes off happy, sells everything he/she owns and buys the field.” (Mt. 13: 44)
Reflection: Where does our treasure truly lay…? The real treasurer is in us. Sometimes it is hidden from us. We need a discerning spirit to discover this treasure; faith to believe in it; and prayer to nurture it. Remember, that in the real reckoning of our treasurer… it is our deeds and life that give testimony to our real treasure.
Note: On Badaliyya
The Badaliyya movement – a legacy identified with two witnesses of Christian presence in the world of Islam - Fr. Louis Massignon and Fr. Charles de Foucauld. Badaliyya is from the Arabic word Badal that means RANSOM. The Badaliyya movement is one of the many legacies of my stay in Egypt. Bapa Jun
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