Property. Lk 12,13-21

To be free from material wealth.
I remember the film Winnetou very much. When I was a little boy, and this film went, he had to give up football and hockey, and he sat at the TV. And it would not be perfect for someone who tried to disturb me while watching him. We are all charming protagonists who fight boldly and bravely against evil and strive for peace and good, mutual understanding and love between whites and Indians. Very impressive is primarily the work called Treasure of silver lake. The gang chases after the hidden Treasure of the Indians – the Apaches. And bandits are willing to do anything – even plunder and kill – to get there to the Treasure and owned it. And we know how it ends: they get to the Treasure, and when it does, they have at their fingertips among themselves they are killed, so they are stingy.

Wealth, money, and the pursuit of it all. Why all this? What does it lead to? To death, pain, grief, and often murder. So, are the treasures of this world? And Christ is telling us today, “Fool! They will ask you tonight your life and what you have earned, who’s will it be” (Lk 12:20) ?! And elsewhere, the Scripture says, “Do not gather treasures on earth, where their moths and rust destroy and where thieves conquer and steal. You are in heaven to collect treasures; there neither moth nor rust destroys them, and there thieves they do not conquer and steal. For where your Treasure is, there will your heart be also” (Mt6,19-21).

Jesus does not say that we do not collect treasures; on the contrary, we have to manage. But the question is, “What?” And “Where?” To collect. Let’s start with “Where?”. Where, i.e., where should we store its accumulated treasures. Christ says in heaven, “Gather in heaven their treasures’. This is important because he who gathers in heaven does not have to worry about his treasures. For there shall they not destroy their moth, and rust and thieves run not there: for they are gone into heaven. They will not get it. So, you don’t have to worry about your Treasure if you save this place. The thief won’t take it from you. It can happen, and it happens here on earth, but in heaven it is something entirely different. He who accumulates for heaven can live as carefree and contented, and not for yourself.

Now let’s ask, “What?” What are the treasures that say our Lord? First, they do not seem to be material: they could not trust them, they do not destroy, thieves do not steal them. Today, thieves do not steal only what does not exist. I don’t have to talk about it; after all, we meet with it every day. Treasures are laid up in heaven and are inaccessible to thieves because they are invisible to them, immaterial
and spiritual. They are treasures springing from a pure heart, overflowing with love. We already get them here on earth, but they are worth eternity. Nothing is needed extraordinary, and yet such a treasure can be of great value. Sometimes it is a smile, good word, advice; other times just hearing, … Little things that, in fact, they are not small. Someone wise once said, “Perfection is attained in trifles, but perfection itself is not a trifle.” Nothing is small that does with great love. The price of our deeds is given by the passion with which we do them. And so, it doesn’t matter so much what I do, but rather how I do it. Natural treasures our deeds are done out of love. And it is not true that the greater the activity, the greater the Treasure, but the greater the love put into action, the greater the Treasure.

Let’s take Veronica, who wiped the bloodied face of Jesus. Well, what a big deal she did? Nothing, she just took a towel and wiped his face. Nothing special. So, she did a little? Not at all, very much. Imagine Christ: he had a crown of thorns on his head, they struck him on the cheek, his eyes covered in blood, he might not have seen it correctly, where he walks. And here, Veronica’s wife comes and wipes his face. And that’s enough. And it was much, very much. Little happens when it is done for Christ, out of love for him. For earthly riches: property, money, … sometimes we cease to be people. At the same time, you have them today, and you don’t have to tomorrow. Because they are only earthly things. They rust, get dirty, destroy, or a thief comes, and you wake up in the morning and … The natural treasures are here – in your heart when God dwells in him, and you do things for him with love.