Daily Reflection
Monday 27th July, 2016
by Rev. Fr. Christopher Ugwu
Sacrifice means giving up something that is important or valuable to somebody in order to get or do something that seems more important. The parables of the hidden treasure and the costly pearl (which those who found them had to sell everything they had in order to buy them) teach us that nothing can be comparable to possessing the kingdom of heaven. One possesses the kingdom of heaven to the extent one accepts the word of God and understands it and it bears fruits in one's life (Cf. Matt. 13, 23). Of course, accepting the word of God entails sacrifices. One has to give up other things one treasures most in life in order to give the word of God the first place in one's life. Hence, Christ tells us to strive first for the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these other things will be given to us as well (Cf. Matt.6, 33). Today, people find it difficult to make sacrifices. Christians throng into the Church every Sunday yet they run away from attending zonal or organizational meetings and shy away from fulfilling their financial obligation to the Church. The summary is that Catholics find it difficult to sacrifice their time, money, energy or even possession for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. David offered the Lord a costly sacrifice and was blessed by the Lord (Cf. 1 Chron. 21, 24) May God forbid that we offer him a costless sacrifice.
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