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July 30th, FROM THE PASTOR'S DESK

7/30/2023

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When King David died, his son Solomon succeeded him as king of Israel. In today’s first reading, we hear the prayer of Solomon as he begins his reign. He prayed for an understanding heart so that he would reign well. Just think about the possible gifts that Solomon could have asked God, but he chose to ask for the gift of wisdom to be able to govern his subjects under him.
 
If we were to be asked to ask for anything from God, what would be our response? Maybe for some of us we would be asking for money or power or health or children or jobs or other things that are necessary for life. Wisdom may not be the first thing that we may think of. But here we are with Solomon giving us a good example as to what to ask from God and any other thing that will be added onto us. When Solomon asked for wisdom, it showed he was already wise. Unfortunately, he did not keep using his wisdom to serve God’s people well. He married too many wives, and the country went into bankruptcy so much so that when he died the country split into two kingdoms isolating the kings who were descendants of David and Solomon. Having wisdom does not mean that we can use it well.
 
Turning to the gospel message of today, it is the third week since we have been hearing about the kingdom of God in parables by Jesus himself. The question we must be asking ourselves is, what we would spend our money on like the people in the gospel? Notice how the one who found the pearl which is precious sold everything that he has to buy it. Likewise other people who after finding a valuable treasure sold all to buy that plot. All this means for us is that we must make heaven our priority in life as it is going to be our final destination and a treasure that we cannot afford to lose at the end. We must do all that is in our power and by the grace of God in order to attain heaven. St Augustine said, “We are created for God and our hearts are restless, until they rest in God.” So, brothers and sisters let us try as much as we can to work towards heaven as Jesus himself promised us that in his father’s house there are many mansions.
 
Once again, I thank you all for your love and care that you have shown me for my 25th anniversary celebration.
 
Remain blessed and know that God loves you.
Be happy in the Lord until we meet again next Sunday at the table of the Lord.
 
DEL ESCRITORIO DEL PARROCO
 
Cuando el rey David murió, su hijo Salomón lo sucedió como rey de Israel. En la primera lectura de hoy , escuchamos la oración de Salomón cuando comienza su reinado. Rezó por un corazón comprensivo para poder reinar bien. Piensen en los posibles dones que Salomón pudo haber pedido a Dios, pero decidio por pedir el don de la sabiduría para poder gobernar a sus sujetos bajo él.
 
Si pudiéramos pedir algo a Dios, ¿cuál sería nuestra respuesta? Tal vez para algunos de nosotros estaríamos pidiendo dinero o poder o salud o hijos o trabajos o otras cosas que son necesarias para la vida. La sabiduría no seria lo primero en lo que pensamos. Pero aquí estamos con Salomón dándonos un buen ejemplo de qué pedirle a Dios y cualquier otra cosa que nos será añadida. Cuando Salomón pidió sabiduría, el demostró que ya era sabio. Desafortunadamente, no siguió usando su sabiduría para servir bien al pueblo de Dios. Se casó con demasiadas esposas, y el país entró en bancarrota tanto que cuando él murió, el país se dividió en dos reinos, aislando a los reyes que eran descendientes de David y Salomón. Tener sabiduría no significa que podamos usarla bien.
 
Volviendo al mensaje del evangelio de hoy, es la tercera semana desde que escuchamos sobre el reino de Dios en parábolas del mismo Jesús. La pregunta que debemos hacernos es, ¿en qué gastaríamos nuestro dinero como la gente en el evangelio? Note cómo el que encontró la perla que es preciosa vendió todo lo que tenía para comprarla. Así mismo otras personas que después de encontrar un valioso tesoro vendieron todo para comprar esa parcela. Todo esto significa para nosotros que debemos hacer del cielo nuestra prioridad en la vida, ya que será nuestro destino final y un tesoro que no podemos permitirnos perder al final. Debemos hacer todo lo que esté a nuestro alcance y por la gracia de Dios para alcanzar el cielo. San Agustín dijo: “Somos creados para Dios y nuestro corazón está inquieto, hasta que descanse en Dios”. Entonces, hermanos y hermanas, procuremos en todo lo que podamos trabajar hacia el cielo como Jesús mismo nos prometió que en la casa de su padre hay muchas moradas.
 
Una vez más, les agradezco a todos por su amor y cuidado que me han mostrado para la celebración de mi 25 aniversario.
 
Permanezcan bendecidos y sepan que Dios te ama.
Alégrense en el Señor hasta que nos volvamos a encontrar el próximo domingo en la mesa del Señor.

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