Setting Aside Distractions 11112011

ON THAT DAY, A PERSON WHO IS ON THE HOUSETOP AND WHOOSE BELONGINGS ARE IN THE HOUSE MUST NOT GO DOWNTO GET THEM, AND LIKEWISE A PERSON IN THE FIELD MUST NOT RETURN TO WHAT WAS LEFT BEHIND LUKE 17:31 A FRIEND FORWARDED me a silly “chain” email recently that read “If your house caught fire You only had time to grab one thing before getting out to safety What would it be? I believe it offered the stipulation that your family could all get out on their own The point of this guery was to help you gauge what one material object Holds the most meaning for you A photo album? A computer? A piece of jewelry? The point of this Gospel passage is that when the choice is between God and anything else there should be no contest If we are too bogged down with our stuff Whether those material objects Interior anxieties or superficial glitz We could miss the ways God is inviting us To be agents for creating better world Try to set aside all distractions for an hour or two See what you are missing! Readings Gospel Wisdom 13:1-9 * Psalm 19:2-5 Luke 17:26-37