Oneness with God is Oneness with His people. And so the idols of the world seeks to separate us from that Oneness. To divide our loyalty and affections. Few today whom say they believe in God our Father still perform rituals and offer sacrifices to idols ‘just in case’ or to ward off certain evil. They are blind to the Evil act itself.
What about the rest of us? The idols in our lives are more sophisticated and complex that while they are in plain view are yet not seen. Some perform rituals for beauty and vanity. Which includes hours and hours of makeovers, bodybuilding, sculpting etc. For some it is sports updates after updates, watching, betting, lenghtly discussions and debates to which team or sports person is the best. Others it is pornography and it’s many forms. And yet others it is their careers and the pursuit of climbing to the top which takes up all of their time. What are the fruits of our labour in all these? God is often far from our minds if He is present at all.
There is no greater foundation than a life built upon on our rock, our Lord and saviour Jesus Christ. He alone can calm the storms in our lives. He alone can give the joy, peace and love that we seek. He unites us all so that we live in Oneness with Him. And even though our bodies wither and die, yet we have the promise of eternal life with Him. Amen
FIRST READING
1 Corinthians 10:14–22
GOSPEL
Luke 6:43–49
Jesus said to his disciples:
“A good tree does not bear rotten fruit, nor does a rotten tree bear good fruit. For every tree is known by its own fruit. For people do not pick figs from thornbushes, nor do they gather grapes from brambles. A good person out of the store of goodness in his heart produces good, but an evil person out of a store of evil produces evil; for from the fullness of the heart the mouth speaks.
“Why do you call me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ but not do what I command? I will show you what someone is like who comes to me, listens to my words, and acts on them. That one is like a man building a house, who dug deeply and laid the foundation on rock; when the flood came, the river burst against that house but could not shake it because it had been well built. But the one who listens and does not act is like a person who built a house on the ground without a foundation. When the river burst against it, it collapsed at once and was completely destroyed.”
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