Jesus Christ is the centre of history! His resurrection destroyed the dominion of inevitable and everlasting death and opened the path to eternal bliss through divinization into the life of the God he referred to as "Abba, Father." Without the gift of this life, mediated through his passion death and resurrection and made substantially present for us in the holy Eucharist everything is indeed "vanity of vanities." Riches, in particular, which consume the minds and strength of so many are a mirage. Physical and sensual satiety cannot mask the meaninglessness of a life without Christ. Jesus tells us: "Take care! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; for one's life does not consist in the abundance of possessions." (Lk 12: 15) St Paul advises: "Put to death, therefore, whatever in you is earthly: fornication, impurity, passion, evil desire, and greed, which is idolatry." (Col 3: 5) We need to to be alert to the temptation to conform ourselves to the values of this age for our Lord is uncompromising. We should not be found in the company of those Pharisees you loved money: "You are those who justify yourselves in the sight of others, but God knows your hearts; for what is prized by human beings is an abomination in the sight of God." (Lk 16: 15)
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