Wrong Focus

The WORD today (see http://usccb.org/bible/readings/082613.cfm) reminds us to focus on the right things.

Most people nowadays have a smartphone. Instead of having dedicated cameras to take pictures, people now use smartphones. And these smartphones sometimes have an option to focus on certain things before taking shots. This way, the person can make sure that the focus is right, and the emphasis is given to the proper area. If the focus is not set, the image taken is sometimes blurred.

This is the same if we are out of focus as we live our lives.

In the gospel, we see examples of people not having their focus on the right thing. The scribes and pharisees were influential people at that time. They could have used their influence to bring people to God, but they did otherwise. They prevent people from knowing God. They focus on the gold, on earthly riches, than the heavenly ones.

How about us? What is our focus as we live our lives.

All of us will eventually meet our creator. And when we do, it doesn’t matter what earthly thing we have accomplished, what worldly thing we have accumulated. What matters is how many people we brought to him, and how we lived our lives – for God of for ourselves. May we be reminded to have our focus right as we live our life. As they say, you only live once – so live it right.

Father God,

Thank you for today. Thank you for the holiday – an extra day to rest and spend time with my family and with you. Lord, I pray that as I live my life on earth, my focus would always be on the right things. Help me not to get distracted and always have my eyes on you. Amen.

Blessed day!

In Christ,

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