WHERE TO FOCUS OUR MINDS AND HEARTS

(NOTE:  This is a repost.)

Yesterday, October 7, 2014, I attended mass at Our Lady of Victories Chapel at Harbor Point Mall in Subic.  The Gospel Reading was taken from Luke 10:38-42.
 
In his homily, the priest said that the Lord Jesus Christ and His disciples went to Jerusalem, the place where He would later encounter sufferings and eventually meet His death.  They were welcomed by Martha to her house.   
 
Martha was busy preparing foods for Jesus and His companions.  But what all Mary did was sat beside Jesus and listened to Him.  When Martha complained to Jesus about doing the serving all by herself, the Lord told her that she was so busy and worried about so many things when only one thing is needed.  Mary chose the better part because the Lord Jesus Christ may not be with them again so she took that rare opportunity to listen to Him.
 
In our present world, we have so many concerns and are engrossed with so many activities that seem trivial and not really important.  As a consequence, we live stressful lives that oftentimes lead us to useless anxieties.
 
We should learn how to simplify things.  We should free ourselves of enslaving activities and interests that lead us away from God.  We should focus our minds on what really matters in life.