Luke 18: 35 - 43
I was very impressed with the blind man mentioned in the Gospel yesterday. Being a Jew, he was not ignorant of Lord Jesus. Despite his blindness, he recognised Lord Jesus as the Son of God. Thus, his faith enabled him to persevere in reaching for the Lord until he succeeded. Not even the crowd who rebuked him, could flinch him a bit. It reminded me of Saint Augustine: "A desire calling on God is already prayer. If you would pray without ceasing, never stop desiring..." and Saint John Climacus: "To be removed from things of the senses is to contemplate things of the spirit."
Recently, I came across my friend's online status: "As real as it is, i tell you, in very truth, that the pretty little flesh decays and rots." My mind came to an enlightenment: the materialistic needs may satisfy my body but those cannot last long. Instead, they made my contemplative love for God more rusty. Fortunately, God made me deaf so that I could become attuned to my desire: to seek God in order to understand and love Him with all my heart, mind and strength. God sent me two Saints to replay their quotes in my mind; Saint Augustine: "The love of worldly possessions is a sort of bird line, which entangles the soul, and prevents it flying to God." and Saint Joseph Cafasso: "The body is insatiable; the more we give in to it, the more it demands. Our rest will be in Heaven. O Heaven, whoever thinks on you will not suffer from weariness."
So which one will you prefer to seek: worldly possession or everlasting possession?
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