Avarice
LUKE, Chap. XII. — Verses 13–21
The Revelation of the Revelation
“The Four Gospels Explained by Their Writers”
by Jean-Baptiste Roustaing, 1881. [source]
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§94. Jesus did not come to rule over the perishable world, nor to lay down material laws. What was the object of his mission? To withdraw the minds of material men from matter, and to break their idols of flesh, that he might exalt their spirits. Consequently he was obliged to speak strongly; and yet he is still only feebly hearkened to. Such was the spiritual sense and object of this parable. At the present day you are more advanced, and yet how often are we not obliged to repeat to you the words of Jesus! Lay up your treasure where neither moth nor rust destroy, nor thieves steal. How many among you, in spite of all our cares, and in spite of the daily preaching of the Gospel, trust only in their riches, and lay up worthless treasures, and bury themselves wholly in them! Remember your soul, for death may overtake you at any moment, even this very night. See, therefore, that the constant practice of love and charity may make you rich towards God at the moment when your soul will be required of you; and may lead you to free yourselves from the material desires and appetites, which incline you, according to the tendencies of your nature, to sensuality, pride, selfishness and avarice.
