Seek the Things that are in Heaven
18th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Lk 12:13-21)
I begin with a story from Tony de Mello:
“What stone?” asked the sage.
“Last night I was told in a dream that if I went to the outskirts of the village at dusk, a sage would give me a stone that would make me rich forever.”
The sage rummaged in his sack and, pulling out a stone, he said, “Your dream probably referred to this one. I found it in the forest yesterday. Here, it’s yours if you want it.”
The man gazed at the stone in wonder. It was the largest diamond in the world—the size of a man’s head.
All night he tossed about in bed. At break of day, he woke the sage and said, “Give me the wealth that makes it possible for you to give away this diamond.”
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