READINGS:
1 R : Jm 5 :1 - 6.
Ps 48 :14 - 15a, 15cd - 16, 17 - 18, 19 - 20.
Gos : MK 9 : 41 - 50.
IN THE GOSPEL JESUS CLEARLY MAKES USE OF THE TIME TESTED MEDICAL THUMB RULE: THE WHOLE IS GREATER THAN THE PART.
THAT'S WHY IF THERE IS A GANGRENE OR ANY OTHER MALIGNANT GROWTH IT IS CUT TO SAVE LIFE.
WHY CAN'T WE APPLY THE SAME TO SAVE US FOR ETERNAL LIFE ?
SIMPLE LOGIC ! ISN'T IT ?
THE FIRST READING WARNS US THAT EARTHLY RICHES CANNOT BE RELIED ON.
THIS POINT IS AMPLY UNDERLINED IN THE PSALM WHICH IS YESTERDAY'S CONTINUATION.
MESSAGE: WORK FOR RICHES WHICH LAST TILL HEAVEN.
