Responding to God's Call to Build the Kingdom ~ by Cathy Woodson

Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Wis 12:13, 16-19
Ps 86:5-6, 9-10, 15-16
Rom 8:26-27
Mt 13:24-43

Today's reading and the homily reminds us of our baptism; that we are called to build the Kingdom through our behavior and our actions. Today, Jesus lays out a proposal: People must love one another in order to live in Peace and Joy. We are called to love one another.

The Kingdom of God is like a treasure; this is our highest priority, holding the treasure in our hearts that gives us the desire to create a better world of love, leading us to working for justice with peace. We should fully invest in our faith, living spiritual lives, and giving our total selves to God. Our future should always be about loving God and keeping our focus on building our heavenly treasure.


~ Image by Hermano Leon Clipart