“The mirror’s garden” from Micus suggests the fake mirages of richness

“The mirror’s garden” from Micus suggests the fake mirages of richness SUNDAYS SUNAY 18 THE KINGDOM IS AMONG THE KINGDOM IS AMONG Gospel by Luke Gospel by Luke Road to Samaria

CONVERSION WAY Lk 9:51 - 13:21 • NEW BEGINNING • - Jesus CALLS us to follow Him, 3 vocations (Sun 13th) • - SENT to go before Him, like sheep... (Sun 14th) • CONVERSION ATTITUDES • LOVE as the good Samaritan (Sun 15th) • WELCOMING Jesus who passes, like Mary did (Sun 16th) • - PRAY to our Father in heaven like Jesus (Sun 17) • GOD HELPS US • - Put TRUST in Him, not in riches (Sun 18th)- WATCH, to be prepared (Sun 19th) • - NOW is the time for CONVERSION (Sun 20th)

Lk 12:13-21 A man in the crowd said to him, 'Master, tell my brother to give me a share of our inheritance.' Road with remains of the rich Samaria city

Theambition of riches is theworts of poverties Samaria is the most important and rich city in the North kingdom Theacceptedpoverty is the best of richness

He said to him, 'My friend, who appointed me your judge, or the arbitrator of your claims?'

Stairs towards the Temple Jesus is themediator of his Testament, not of ours His testament is for Life, not for afterdeath

Then he said to them, 'Watch, and be on your guard against avarice of any kind, for life does not consist in possessions, even when someone has more than he needs.‘

Roman theatre Thegoods do notsettlelife “Do not forget that our life is comedy and farce theatre the whole world” (Calderon)

Then he told them a parable, 'There was once a rich man who, having had a good harvest from his land, thought to himself, "What am I to do? I have not enough room to store my crops.“

Walls of thecitadel Therich has notenoughwalls to protecthisharvest The poor has notenoughfences to guard himof hisprecariousness

Then he said, "This is what I will do: I will pull down my barns and build bigger ones, and store all my grain and my goods in them, 19 and I will say to my soul: My soul, you have plenty of good things laid by for many years to come; take things easy, eat, drink, have a good time." But God said to him, "Fool! This very night the demand will be made for your soul; and this hoard of yours, whose will it be then?”

Remains of Tombs of Omrí & Acab, kingsof Israel Everithingwehavegathered in earth, is a bigdebt to be settledwithGod, who has put itintoourhands Do not have any other debt than the one to love everybody(Rom 13,8)

So it is when someone stores up treasure for himself instead of becoming rich in the sight of God.'

Bizantinecathedral, of John B. afterHerodiescarriedawaythebeheadedhead to Samaria The magnanimoushand of God gives EVERYTHING to EVERYBODY Theevasivehand of therich, holds EVERYTHING for no-one

Lord, give us a gracious glance to see what it really has value in this world

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“The mirror’s garden” from Micus suggests the fake mirages of richness