Perhaps today’s Gospel is asking us to think about what we possess and what possesses us. Are we busy trying to maintain a life style rather than create a quality of life for ourselves? This may mean that we buy and accumulate less and settle for fewer possessions. Rather than just ask what we do own and what belongs to us, we could ask to whom we belong. We come from God and belong to God. Our true happiness, sense of meaning and true worth comes from our relationship with God. If we could really appreciate this fundamental truth and make more room in our lives for God, then we would gain everything – the fullness of life.
Adults: When have you felt that possessions were becoming too important in your life?
Children: Have you ever received a gift you wanted a lot and then found it didn’t make you as happy as you thought it would?
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