The Temptation to Put Money over Relationship

Today's readings give us a very strong message: What is important to God is different from what is important to us. We are often caught up in the things of the world and often so attached to worldly things that we risk forgetting God or our neighbor. A specific example the Gospel gives of this is regarding inheritance. How many families do we know where siblings no longer speak to each other because of a dispute over who gets what?! St. Paul reminds us that, since we have been raised with Christ, we must seek what is above, not what is of earth. May we be focused on the things that are lasting and not on the things that are passing away!