2 Cor 11:18, 21-30 / Matthew 6:19-23
No matter how good our eyesight may be, we have to accept that it will deteriorate as we get older.
Over the years, we will need reading glasses or other visual aids to see things better and clearer.
We want to see the things of life better and clearer.
We not only want to see things better and clearer, we also want to understand life better and clearer.
In the 1st reading, St. Paul says that there are many people who have been boasting of their worldly achievements.
These people see their worldly achievements as the most important treasure in life.
But in the gospel, Jesus gives a stark image of what will happen to the treasures of this world.
Moths and woodworms will destroy them, and thieves will steal them.
When we are able to see that the treasures of this world are temporary and fleeting, then our eyes have seen the light.
We will also see that our true treasure is in heaven, and that is also our eternal home.
Let us set our sights on heaven, and we will know how to live life here on earth.