Daily Reflection: Wednesday, September 10, 2025
First Reading: Colossians 3:1–11
Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 145 – “How good is the Lord to all.”
Gospel: Luke 6:20–26
“Brethren, if you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth.” (Col. 3:1–2)
St. Paul reminds us today that though we live on earth, our lives are hidden with Christ in God. By baptism, we have already died to the world and its ways, and we now live a new life in Christ. To live as Christians means to engage with the world without being enslaved by it. We enjoy creation’s beauty but we do not allow its pleasures to lure us into sin.
The world offers lust, greed, anger, malice, lies, selfishness, and corruption as if they were normal. But we are called to a higher standard. We are called to think and act differently, not because it is easy, but because our true homeland is not here, it is in heaven.
This is why Paul says: “Put to death therefore what is earthly in you.” Worldly desires, though tempting, do not last. They distract us from our eternal destination. We must resist them through prayer, fasting, discipline of mind and heart, and constant renewal in God’s Word.
The Gospel today echoes this call: blessed are the poor in spirit, those who hunger for justice, those who endure suffering for Christ. These are the ones whose eyes are set on heaven.
Dear friends, lets ask ourselves today: Are we worldly, or we heavenly? Do we think on things above, or do we let earthly cravings consume us? Where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
Let us choose Christ. Let us fill our minds with His Word, our eyes with His light, our ears with His truth. For what the senses take in, the heart desires, and what the heart desires, the body follows. May we walk each day as people on earth, but dead to the earth, alive only in Christ.
Amen 🙏
God bless you and have a wonderful day
Pal Ronnie
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