Rev 4:1-11 / Luke 19:11-28
It is undeniable that we yearn for a beautiful place to live in, to work in and to spend the rest of our days in.
And so we may be searching and looking for that beautiful place, and yet we may wonder if such a place really exists.
Well, some people look for a beautiful place; others make a place beautiful.
In the 1st reading, we are given a description of heaven. Indeed it is a beautiful and wonderful place.
What made it more beautiful and wonderful was the presence of the 24 elders and the 4 animals as they sang continuously "Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord God the Almighty".
In the gospel parable, we heard of the different attitudes of the servants when they were given the money by their master.
Some made more money for their master. But there was one who did nothing with the money.
So in life, there are some who would make life more beautiful with what they have.
And then there are others who just do nothing and expect things to turn beautiful.
As it is, happiness will never come to those who don't appreciate what they already have.
When we appreciate what we have, we will want to make life more beautiful, so that this world would be a foretaste of the beauty of heaven.