It's so hard to fight the innate tendency within us to gravitate towards the things of this world that are the most appealing. I followed a car in to work yesterday that was very high end, and I paid attention to it over all the other cars. I probably thought impure thoughts. I made distinctions.
The world wires us this way, and we often don't even think about it. We automatically show favoritism towards those who are dressed the best and appear the most successful. Others... we pay less attention to.
But the Gospel invites us to think about the world and our relationships differently. The Gospel invites us to join with God in understanding a different economy, one far truer than the economy of this world. In God's economy, riches are not material, but they are lavished from God in heaven, and they do not accumulate in those with the largest houses, but rather with the most room in their hearts.
May we lean towards that economy and let God transform us, showing us the innate value in every human heart, treating each and every soul with gentleness and humility.
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