BUILD YOUR LIFE ON THE ROCK

Saturday of the 23rd Week in Ordinary Time
Lk 6:43-49

When I was growing up in the years 1974 through 1980, our family lived in a house that was built in 1953. It was my grandmother’s house in Quezon City. When grandma (lola) died, my aunts and uncles requested us to move in so that the old house may be taken cared of. I remember lola’s house very well until today. The wooden gate opened to a little front yard that looked like a mini-forest. Three steps led to a small porch where “1953” was engraved right before you turn left for the front door of the house. The door was made of a very thick kind of wood that had three locks of which the main had an old fashion key to unlock it. A staircase that led to the second floor welcomed anyone who entered through the main door while turning left the living room was available to all. All the windows were made of Capiz shells. It was a traditional Filipino house, mostly made of wood but very strong. It weathered all kinds of storms and swayed steadily with all the earthquakes that rocked the city. The secret: a formidable foundation. I had a teacher in high school who used to tell us, her students, “If you want to build high, dig deep.” She was right. She still is. Height should be directly proportional to depth. People who succeed in life are also people whose foundation in life is deep and strong. On which is our life founded? The strong foundation for life is the Word of God. Dig on it deeply! If our life is constantly and steadily anchored on God’s Word, no calamity can devastate us and no anxiety can overcome us. The Word of God is our firm foundation. The Word of God is our refuge. The Word of God is Jesus. Rock with Jesus! He is our Rock. R – Read and Reflect on the Word of God O – Open our hearts to Jesus completely C – Close all doors to sin K – Keep on loving like Jesus Build your life on the ROCK!