DAILY HOMILIES #God's Temple

Like the Pharisees, who exploited the people’s devotion to God for financial gain, we often devote all our talents and gifts to our quest for riches. In a bid to acquire as much wealth as possible, we tend to forget God and even forget that God lives within us. It can become so bad that we even become hostile to God, just like those who plotted to kill Jesus because He cleansed the temple. Let us examine our hearts: “Are there things I must expunge from my life so that God can take His rightful place in the temple of my heart?”

We may point fingers at the Israelites, but we only need to look carefully to see the golden calves we have erected around us. Those things you don’t need and you cannot give them out (use them to feed the hungry, shelter the homeless, clothe the naked, etc.) are your idols. Seeing these things may give you joy, but they cannot save you.