October 20, 2025, Luke 12:13-21
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/102025.cfm
DISCOVERING THE POWER OF A MAGNIFYING GLASS.
As a child, I noticed a magnifying glass on the kitchen counter and watched it enlarge small objects. Later, I was surprised to learn that a magnifying glass could be used to start a fire.
The sun’s rays could be intensified enough to burn anything they touched. Still, they lost their power when I moved the magnifying glass away from the object toward myself.
Our possessions act like a magnifying glass. When we divert our affection and love away from God and others to ourselves, our possessions no longer have the same ability to create a greater good.
Consider how God gave us our hearts, souls, minds, and strengths to love Him first. This love has the power to transform us, to enlarge our hearts and do good. Indeed, we can’t love many people and create things at the same time; we can only focus on one thing: God, others, or ourselves.
It can be risky to compartmentalize our hearts—some for God, some for others, and some for ourselves. When our love is divided, it often becomes centered on ourselves alone. We tend to ask, “What’s in it for me?”
That is precisely what the man in the gospel did when he had too much grain. He stored all his belongings in one basket—his heart. There was no room left for anyone else.
However, loving God first makes our hearts so large that there is plenty of room to do good for others. God gives us His generous heart, which will always provide for ourselves and others.
Loving God first is like a magnifying glass that concentrates all the sun’s rays into a single beam. Therefore, all our love for people and things is intensified into a powerful beam that boosts our desire to do good. This gospel came alive here at Blessed Sacrament Church.
We, as a church, offer numerous opportunities for our parishioners to express their love through donations, volunteering, and sharing their talents. You, our parishioners, consistently step up and contribute, making our community stronger and more loving. The Gospel Challenge:
Keep your magnifying glass handy and set God’s goodness ablaze everywhere you go.
Love Your Neighbor!
Fr. Rick Pilger, I.C.
www.bscchurch.com
Fr. Rick’s Gospel Reflection for Monday, 29th Week in Ordinary Time
October 20, 2025, Luke 12:13-21
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/102025.cfm
DISCOVERING THE POWER OF A MAGNIFYING GLASS.
As a child, I noticed a magnifying glass on the kitchen counter and watched it enlarge small objects. Later, I was surprised to learn that a magnifying glass could be used to start a fire.
The sun’s rays could be intensified enough to burn anything they touched. Still, they lost their power when I moved the magnifying glass away from the object toward myself.
Our possessions act like a magnifying glass. When we divert our affection and love away from God and others to ourselves, our possessions no longer have the same ability to create a greater good.
Consider how God gave us our hearts, souls, minds, and strengths to love Him first. This love has the power to transform us, to enlarge our hearts and do good. Indeed, we can’t love many people and create things at the same time; we can only focus on one thing: God, others, or ourselves.
It can be risky to compartmentalize our hearts—some for God, some for others, and some for ourselves. When our love is divided, it often becomes centered on ourselves alone. We tend to ask, “What’s in it for me?”
That is precisely what the man in the gospel did when he had too much grain. He stored all his belongings in one basket—his heart. There was no room left for anyone else.
However, loving God first makes our hearts so large that there is plenty of room to do good for others. God gives us His generous heart, which will always provide for ourselves and others.
Loving God first is like a magnifying glass that concentrates all the sun’s rays into a single beam. Therefore, all our love for people and things is intensified into a powerful beam that boosts our desire to do good. This gospel came alive here at Blessed Sacrament Church.
We, as a church, offer numerous opportunities for our parishioners to express their love through donations, volunteering, and sharing their talents. You, our parishioners, consistently step up and contribute, making our community stronger and more loving. The Gospel Challenge:
Keep your magnifying glass handy and set God’s goodness ablaze everywhere you go.
Love Your Neighbor!
Fr. Rick Pilger, I.C.
www.bscchurch.com
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