Sermon – Where your treasure is, there your heart will be also (Matthew 6:19-23) – June 19, 2026
- Jun 19
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The Lord commands us to store up treasures in heaven. How can we, who live on earth, do this?
What is the connection between the earth and the sky? We will use an analogy to explain this: To shop in Türkiye, you need "Turkish lira"; you cannot make a fortune in Türkiye with Brazilian currency.
If I want to have treasures in Türkiye, I need to convert the currency from "real" to "Turkish lira". It's the same in heaven. To have wealth in paradise, I need the currency of paradise.
What is this currency? True love , selfless love, and good deeds. That is the currency used in heaven. How can I obtain this currency?
I must change my currency. According to one author¹, I change my currency by giving alms . This can be understood as doing good ; performing acts of bodily compassion :
Giving food to someone who is hungry.
Giving a drink to someone who is thirsty.
To clothe someone who is naked.
To provide shelter for travelers or the homeless.
Visiting patients.
Visiting prisoners.
Burying the dead.
And acts of spiritual compassion :
To teach those who do not know (especially regarding matters of faith).
Giving good advice to those in need.
Correcting the one who made the mistake.
Forgiving crimes.
To comfort someone who is sad.
To patiently tolerate our neighbor's flaws.
Praying to God for the living and the dead.
Giving my time, devoting myself to others. That is true love, and that is the currency for entering heaven. Saint Paul tells us this clearly: " Love never passes away . Prophecies will cease, tongues will be cut off, and knowledge will pass away." (1 Corinthians 13:8) And let us remember what Jesus said:
I was hungry and you gave me food; I was thirsty and you gave me drink; I was a stranger and you welcomed me… Truly I tell you, you have done for me all that you have done for one of my least brethren. (Mt 25:35-40)
Let us ask Mary for the grace to truly love our neighbor and God.
¹ Pseudo-Chrysostom , opus imperfectum in Matthaeum, hom. 15
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