Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Matthew 19, 23-30

Then Jesus said to his disciples, ‘Truly I tell you, it will be hard for a rich person to enter the kingdom of heaven. Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God.’ When the disciples heard this, they were greatly astounded and said, ‘Then who can be saved?’ But Jesus looked at them and said, ‘For mortals it is impossible, but for God all things are possible.’ Then Peter said in reply, ‘Look, we have left everything and followed you. What then will we have?’ Jesus said to them, ‘Truly I tell you, at the renewal of all things, when the Son of Man is seated on the throne of his glory, you who have followed me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or fields, for my name’s sake, will receive a hundredfold, and will inherit eternal life. But many who are first will be last, and the last will be first.

Everything is possible for God

1. ‘The rich.’ They are the counterpart of what is known as “anawin” which means “poor of spirit,” or “the poor who depend on the Lord for deliverance.” When Jesus talks about the rich, He refers to the person who wants everything for himself. The person who doesn’t know how to trust God, and doesn’t put their life in God’s hands. This is being rich in a negative way; it kills the spirit. The funny thing about this kind of wealth is that these people think they can do it all. Rather than asking God to help them in their life, they ask God to do what they want. It’s as if they are the pilots of their own lives – not God. When their plane starts to fall, only then do they ask God to take over. Material wealth crumbles sooner or later, and whoever is rich in this style will never be satisfied. They can have it all, but they will never be content.

2. Renunciation. This is what God invites you to do every day: to renounce something in order to grow. It is a spiritual growth that one must work on everyday, even if it is difficult. One must let go, to grow. Will it be hard? Yes, but remember everything is possible for God. It is spiritual growth that demands more unity with God.

3. Eternal life. Search for things that have life in God. Don’t stop fighting to reach Heaven and to have peace in your heart. God is with you and nothing is impossible for Him. So today, if you have to give up something or someone, let them go. If you are struggling to walk along this path, don’t abandon it because there’s nothing God can’t do.
God bless you in the name of the Father, of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. And don’t forget: Heaven is Our Goal!