Friday of the Eleventh Week in Ordinary Time
Matthew 6: 19-23
Buy Eternity, Not Illusions

Jesus speaks to us today with clarity and tenderness: “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth… but store up treasures in heaven” (Mt 6:19–20). These words invite us to a deep reflection: Where is your treasure? Where is your heart?

So often we are caught in a whirlwind of worries — bills, loans, deadlines, and the endless pursuit of “more.” We live calculating and spending, working not to live, but merely to pay. But Jesus reminds us: you were made for more. You were not created to chase after things, but to live in freedom and joy.

Let us pause and ask: Where is my heart? Is it chained to what I own? Or is it open to what truly matters — to love, mercy, forgiveness, beauty, faith? You see, the heart follows the treasure. And if your treasure is God, your heart will be full of light.

Jesus also speaks about the eye. “If your eye is sound, your whole body will be full of light” (v. 22). How do you look at life? Is your gaze clean, open, generous? Or is it clouded by envy, comparison, anxiety? The eye is the lamp of the body — it is the window through which light or darkness enters. If you see clearly — with humility, with truth — then your life will shine.

Let us not waste time chasing what rusts and fades. Let us “buy eternity” by investing in what lasts: compassion, faith, service, kindness, and love. Time cannot be bought back. But love builds what lasts forever.

Today, ask yourself: Where is my treasure? Where is my heart? And ask the Lord for the grace to see clearly — to walk in light, not illusion.

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