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DEUTERONOMY 26:4-10
ROMANS 10:8-13
LUKE 4:1-13
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Jesus experienced everything human except that of sin. One of the painful and challenging realities of being human is that of temptation. Until the end of our lives, we shall be tempted to act in a way that is contrary to God’s will. What is consoling is that we have Jesus as our strength to somehow overcome such temptations. With practice and total trust in the Lord, we hope that we will eventually resist such temptations in life.
Three of the most powerful temptations surely pertain to wealth, honor, and power. These three are all interconnected. With wealth comes honor and power. But the danger lies in the unceasing satisfaction of the human person. We never get contented as we always strive for whatever is impossible. There is the innate yearning for more thinking that we will be fully satisfied. But will this ever happen? In relation to this, the danger is also seen in that the ultimate glory redounds to us. There is the illusion that we are the most important, the center of everything.
In my younger years, many would strive to become millionaires. That is surely a thing of the past. Nowadays, one can simply join contests that offer rewards of a million. Those who are considered rich now have to be billionaires. I wonder if I will still be alive when what it means to be rich pertains to being a trillionaire.
On this first Sunday of lent, we look at our own delusions of grandeur that make us yield to the temptations in life thinking that our worth as individuals is based from the amount of wealth, the honors received, and the power and influence we have. Ash Wednesday reminds us of the eventual reality that “Remember, man, you are dust and to dust you will return.” (Gn 3:19)
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