18C Sunday Homily, Luke 12:13-21, August 3, 2025
By Fr. Vincent Corbelli, MM
1. STORY
A landowner
informed his servant that he would share some of his vast land with his
servant. He could have as much as he
wanted and had from sunrise to sunset to encircle as much land as he desired. He had to be back home by sunset. Overjoyed, he planned to run as fast as
possible and acquire as much as possible. At noon, he began the return trip. As sunset he reached home. He was so exhausted that he fell to the ground
and died. All his newly acquired land
was useless. It does not pay to be
greedy.
2. GOSPEL, Luke
12:13-21
A) The gospel
tells us of a greedy man who stored up treasures for himself. Because of his vast wealth, he planned to
rest, eat, drink and be merry. But God
had other plans for him as he died that night.
B) Another type
of man is one who is rich in what matters to God. God wants us to use our wealth not for
ourselves but in a prudent way. He wants
us to be generous.
3. APPLICATION TO LIFE
A) A greedy
person is like a child who likes candy and is willing only to eat candy. This is detrimental to his health. He must change his ways so as to be healthy. Greed makes us blind to things that are
important to God.
B) A generous
person remembers three things:
i) God comes
first. We must give God the love and
respect he deserves. We must go to Mass,
pray, and stay close to him.
ii) We must help
those in need. We must share our wealth
with those less fortunate.
iii) We must take
care of our health and not work so hard that we deprive ourselves of sleep,
proper food and relaxation.
4. CONCLUSION
Wealth is a
blessing from God which must be used wisely. A greedy person thinks only of himself. Wealth becomes his master. A generous person uses his wealth wisely. He remembers God, his neighbor and himself. Wealth becomes his servant.
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