Where your treasure is...

For where your treasure is, there also will your heart be.

This verse has appeared twice this week. First at our Tues nite sharing passage from Luk 12:34 and again in today's gospel from Mat 6:21

It didn't strike me on tuesday but today, mainly because of an article that I read in the today's TODAY Newspaper. It was in the sports section and caught my eye because of the headline :

It's church on Sunday, so triathlete twins can't go for training

If you read the article, you would see how it ties in with the treasure and heart part.

These two 13-year old twin boys, who are so gifted in their athleticism, were called up by the Triathlon Association of Singapore (TAS) to join their junior training scheme. But the only day they can train for the cycling part is on sunday which clashes with their church service. Steady lah... finally someone or sometwos willing to put God first. (Had to be protestant. We Catholics have sat sunset mass)

But the most annoying thing in the article was the comment made by the TAS honorary secretary, Mr Stephen Lee.

"That's the problem we have in this country, It's disheartening when athletes can't sacrifice for their sport."

I've got so much to say about that comment that I don't know where to start. Maybe "It's heartening when christians don't sacrifice their faith." Kudos to the parents of Araunah and Ornan Wei and to the boys. They obviously know where their treasure is and where their hearts are.

Piece of Trivia
Araunah and Ornan are two different names given to the same person in the old testament. The same passage appears in 2Sam & 1Chr, but with the different names. Wow to the parents for knowing this and naming their twins so significantly

Now if only the bishop or a priest would say :

"That's the problem we have in this Church, It's disheartening when Catholics can't sacrifice for their faith/soul."

We Catholics are so good at this, put other things first and try to find God in it. I don't think its mere coincidence that Christ follows up to end Matt Chpt 6 with

"Set your hearts on his kingdom first, and on his righteousness, and all these other things will be given you as well.

Mat 6:33

Like Fr William Goh I think once preached, whatever you put as your first priority becomes your god. It becomes your master. And so I pray that I may always strive towards making God my Number One priorty.