Romans 4:20-25 / Luke 12:13-21
It takes a lot of faith to say that everything in life is a gift.
It is obvious enough to know that we came into this world with nothing and we will leave everything behind when it comes.
But, even to have the faith to see that reality of life is itself a gift.
In the 1st reading we heard that God made a promise to Abraham, and Abraham remained steadfast in faith in the promise of God.
And it was that faith that was "considered as justifying him". And that faith is certainly nothing less than a gift from God Himself.
And the 1st reading continues to say that just as God gave Abraham the gift of faith, so too are we given the gift of faith.
And by that faith we too are "considered as justified" - justified to receive the promise of God, which is our eternal inheritance.
Yet as Jesus said in the gospel: Watch, and be on your guard against avarice of any kind, for a man's life is not made secure by what he owns, even when he has more than he needs.
Yes, our security, and our eternity, lies in our faith in God's promises.
Nothing on this earth will ever, and can ever justify that.