Mark 10:17-27
As he was setting out on a journey, a man ran up and knelt
before him, and asked him, ‘Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal
life?’ Jesus said to him, ‘Why do you call me good? No one is good but God
alone. You know the commandments: “You shall not murder; You shall not commit
adultery; You shall not steal; You shall not bear false witness; You shall not
defraud; Honour your father and mother.” ’ He said to him, ‘Teacher, I have
kept all these since my youth.’ Jesus, looking at him, loved him and said, ‘You
lack one thing; go, sell what you own, and give the money to the poor, and you
will have treasure in heaven; then come, follow me.’ When he heard this, he was
shocked and went away grieving, for he had many possessions. Then Jesus looked
around and said to his disciples, ‘How hard it will be for those who have
wealth to enter the kingdom of God!’ And the disciples were perplexed at these
words. But Jesus said to them again, ‘Children, how hard it is to enter the
kingdom of God! It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than
for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God.’ They were greatly
astounded and said to one another, ‘Then who can be saved?’ Jesus looked at
them and said, ‘For mortals it is impossible, but not for God; for God all
things are possible.’
Reflection
What is my choice, the eternal life or worldly wealth?
What are my inordinate attachments?