Every time I read or hear today’s gospel I can’t help but think of Harry Potter fans worldwide getting a dose of evangelization that perhaps they weren’t expecting.
I love a good story, and I especially love a good story that is controversial — it makes you think. Or at least, it makes me think. Some are opposed to the series as a kind of gateway drug to witchcraft. Others embrace it for it’s themes of love:
No one has greater love than this, to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. John 15:13
It’s most powerful reference comes toward the end of the series in Godric’s Hollow, when Harry discovers a tombstone for Dumbledore’s family with the following engraved on it:
Where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
That’s today’s gospel reading. It’s from Matthew Chapter 6, verses 19-21. Actually, today’s reading runs to verse 23. It’s a good thing to read and reflect on the whole piece, not just one isolated line. Content may be king, but context gives it power. You can watch a brief reflection on this scriptural passage here.
Where are your treasures? What does your heart follow?