Thursday, June 21, 2012

11th Week, Ordinary Time, Friday, 22-06-12

2 Kings 11:1-4, 9-18, 20 / Matthew 6:19-23

As much as history can be interesting to read, yet there are many names and characters that were involved in the events that can make history rather tedious to read.

And most of these characters are not that famous and they just appeared at a point in time. Yet they also made their mark in history.

In the 1st reading we heard of Althaliah, the mother of king Ahaziah who was killed in battle.

Althaliah was the daughter of Ahab and Jezebel (we heard about them, earlier this week in 1st readings, and their wicked deeds).

Althaliah continued the wicked trend of her parents by immediately killing all those of royal stock and usurping the throne and ruled for six years.

But in the end she also met her tragic end, and all that she schemed and plotted to gain came to nothing.

Her tragic story only reiterated what Jesus taught in the gospel about storing treasures on earth only to be destroyed and stolen.

Indeed, the lives of the people that has gone into the pages of history are like a light for our lives.

May we open our eyes to look at the light and also look beyond to the eternal light.

May we also go down in history as persons whose hearts are fixed on the eternal heavenly treasures.