Twenty-third Sunday of the Year, C – August 4, 2016.
Readings: Wisdom 9:13-18B; Responsorial Psalm Ps 90:3-4, 5-6, 12-13, 14-17; Phmn. 9-10, 12-17; Gospel Lk 14:25-33.
Theme: Are you possessed by your possessions? A reflection on detachment!
We live in a society where market forces determine prices of goods and services. On daily basis economists and business moguls unleash upon us a society which maximises profit. The rat race of survival of the fittest and the elimination of the unfit make the world a profit-oriented globe which places high premium on material possessions.
Sadly, we are caught up in the quagmire of a society that “objectifies” and “commodifies” human beings. The commercialisation of relationships based on utility friendship further worsens the situation.
