[stephenkhoo]

Jesus said, “For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.”  What is your greatest treasure in life?  If your treasure is money, power or even health, you can be assured that none of these will last, and because such treasures cannot last, you will forever be insecure, anxious and worried, whether you possess them or not.

What then is the greatest treasure one could receive in life?  It is the gift of Faith!  Only when there is faith, are hope and charity possible.  Without hope and charity, we cannot live our life with confidence and love.

Faith makes it possible for one to enter the kingdom of God, which is our true and lasting home.  If we desire the kingdom of God more than this life, it is only because faith enables us to believe that the kingdom is one of everlasting love and unity.  Neither money nor power can make us happy but a loving family and good friends that can give us real joy and happiness. 

If our children lack faith, it is because parents are irresponsible in their own faith.  We do not set examples for our children in our spiritual life.  We hardly pray or even ask them to pray with us.  We do not read the scriptures, attend faith formation courses or read up on our faith.  If our faith is weak, surely we do not expect the disciple to be greater than his master!

Indeed, we are irresponsible and poor stewards of God’s grace! 

The gift of faith is not a static possession.  Like any organic thing, it must grow to be alive. The moment it stops growing, not only does it become stagnant, it decays and deteriorates.  If our faith has become insipid and we have lost the taste for God in our lives, what can we do to recover our faith?