SET YOUR HEARTS ON HIS KINGDOM

PRAYER MOMENT                          

Saturday 21 June 2014, St Aloysius

SET YOUR HEARTS ON HIS KINGDOM

Pause. Be still in the presence of God.

Reading: “Set your hearts on his kingdom first and all these other things will be given to you as well.” (Matt 6:24-34)

Reflection. Aloysius Gonzaga was born into a noble family and his father was furious when he announced as a teenager that he wanted to become a Jesuit. Aloysius waited until his temper cooled before making his move. He was still in his early twenties in the Jesuits when he died helping plague victims in Rome. John Dove, the founder of Silveira House Chishawasha, who died yesterday, was a military man and an insurance broker and he too sought his way to becoming a Jesuit and lived until he was a month from the age of 92. “Setting our hearts on the kingdom” will mean different things to different people. But the underlying call is to devote oneself to what life calls me to. In pursuing that I will find happiness: “all other things will be given.”

Prayer. Lord, teach us to set our hearts on your kingdom. Help us to turn from selfishness and give our heart and soul and strength to the great vision you have for your people. Amnen..

David Harold-Barry SJ