Where Is Your Treasure?
June 20, 2025 - Friday of the Eleventh Week in Ordinary Time
Matthew 6:19–23
In the Book of Tobit,
a father gives advice to his son:
Give alms according to your means.
Don’t turn away from the poor.
If you have much, give from it.
If you have little, give anyway.
For by doing so, you store up treasure—
real treasure—against the day of need.
Jesus takes this ancient wisdom
and points it higher.
“Do not store up treasures on earth.”
It’s not just a warning.
It’s a rebellion.
He speaks into a world
obsessed with more.
He speaks into an empire of greed,
where wealth defines worth
and possessions promise peace.
If we actually obeyed Him,
the world as we know it would unravel.
If everyone walked away from accumulation,
our economic empires would collapse.
Luxury brands would vanish.
Warehouses would empty.
Advertisements would go silent.
But maybe—just maybe—
our souls would finally breathe.
Earthly treasure doesn’t last.
Moths chew it.
Rust corrodes it.
Thieves break in and take it.
And even if no one touches it—
time still wins.
Sirach once wrote:
A person becomes rich through hard work
and says, “Now I will feast on my wealth.”
But he doesn’t realize
how quickly time passes—
and he leaves it all behind.
So Jesus says:
Treasure what cannot be stolen.
Treasure what cannot decay.
Treasure what God sees.
But what kind of treasure does Heaven hold?
Not banknotes.
Not real estate.
Not gold.
Heaven holds a different kind of wealth:
A quiet gift to someone in need.
A prayer whispered in secret.
A fast that no one sees.
A heart that forgives again and again.
A life lived for justice, mercy, and peace.
These are the treasures of the Kingdom.
These are the riches that last.
Jesus speaks of the eye:
“The eye is the lamp of the body.”
What we look at, we learn to love.
And what we love, we chase.
The world knows this.
That’s why every image is designed to dazzle.
Every ad flashes with desire.
Every scroll tells you what you need next.
We don’t just buy things.
We become possessed by what we possess.
But if your eyes are fixed on the wrong treasure,
darkness grows inside.
The only cure?
Look again.
Not at the showroom.
Not at the influencer.
Not at the sale.
Look at the poor.
Look at the cross.
Look at the Kingdom.
Let your eyes teach your heart
what truly matters.
Because where your treasure is,
there your heart will be also.