“You shall love the Lord, your God, with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the greatest and the first commandment. The second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. The whole law and the prophets depend on these two commandments.” (MT 22: 37-40)

Our only goal is to love. To love the Lord, our God, and our neighbors. There is no other mission in our lives. We work, travel, go for holidays, grow, are in relationships, move to new places, and still, there is no other purpose for our lives—we shall love. This is our future in heaven.

“Teach me your paths, my God, guide me in your truth.” (Gospel Acclamation)

“The Kingdom of heaven may be likened to a king who gave a wedding feast for his son. He dispatched his servants to summon the invited guests to the feast, but they refused to come.” (MT 22: 2-3)

There are not many who decided to live conscious lives. So many are living reactively, demanding and expecting from others; their happiness depends on others. Only a few recognize the call from Our Lord and are living proactively. They are free, creative, and joyful givers, bringing more to others, happy to serve, and enjoying lives, seeing so many occasions to be grateful.

“If today you hear his voice, harden not your hearts.” (Gospel Acclamation)

“What if I wish to give this last one the same as you? Or am I not free to do as I wish with my own money? Are you envious because I am generous?” (MT 20: 14-15)

Generosity is so connected with gratitude; when we are grateful for everything we receive, we see others as equally important, and we are open to share and support others. The more we give, the more we receive because generosity moves us to a different mindset, always more than we can imagine.

“The word of God is living and effective, able to discern the reflections and thoughts of the heart” (Gospel Acclamation)

“And everyone who has given up houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or lands for the sake of my name will receive a hundred times more, and will inherit eternal life.” (MT 19: 29)

Too often, we understand these words about “a hundred times more” about having. But God’s world is not about having, but about being. Losing our egoistic visions for having (idealistic spouse) brings fruits in being beautifully related.

“Jesus Christ became poor although he was rich so that by his poverty you might become rich.” (Gospel Acclamation)