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Generous sharing of what we have with others
purifies our hearts of selfishness. We become more like God who does nothing for
us except share what he has. In this, the Lord tells us today, our hearts are
cleansed.
Tuesday 13
October 2020
The more you
share the cleaner your heart
Gospel
Luke 11:37-41
Give thanks
for what you have and it will all be clean
1.
Jesus had just finished speaking when a Pharisee
invited him to dine at his house.
2.
He went in and sat down at the table.
3.
The Pharisee saw this and was surprised that he
had not first washed before the meal.
4.
But the Lord said to him, ‘Oh, you Pharisees! You
clean the outside of cup and plate, while inside yourselves you are filled with
extortion and wickedness.
5.
Fools! Did not he who made the outside make the
inside too?
6.
Instead, give alms from what you have
7.
and then indeed everything will be clean for you.’
How does
almsgiving purify the soul? God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, are the supreme
almsgivers. They have freely given everything that is in the universe,
including the universe itself. They continue to fill us with their blessings of
every kind. Jesus who God in human form empties himself of everything till he
has nothing else, not even himself as he hangs dead on the Cross. If we share
everything we have, then we are like God himself. We should share in imitation
of the God who created us and has made us his beloved children. The more we
share the more we become pure like God our Father. With our sharing we shed our
selfishness.
In our
selfishness we are attached to this world and the things of this world,
generous sharing of all that we have physical and spiritual expresses and
strengthens our faith in the world to come and in the words of Jesus. ‘Give to
the poor and earn riches in heaven.’
True love
cleanses our heart as we give ourselves to others. Likewise, when we share with
those in need we express our true love for Jesus – ‘I was hungry etc and you
shared with me.’ However, sharing is not just a cold charity, we must share
ourselves, our time, our concern, our love for others and for Jesus in others.
Since it is
from the heart that all wickedness flows, it follows that if our hearts are
pure everything will be pure for us.
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