Thirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time (2)

Survival of the fittest

God’s law

isn’t completely the opposite?

blessed are the poor (not rich)

lifts up the lowly (not mighty)

look at our very conquering symbol

fittest not what may think.

This parable

parable final judgment as move towards advent 1st/2nd coming

where get the word ‘talents’ in english

those who invest their talents for God rewarded

those dont punished

Its not just doers of evil vs good, but slothful and diligent

speck of life little matter, gives us great matter

all probably obvious, but Lord says as he often does in Scripture:

He has more given, one has not even what has taken.

Luke 8:18. perhaps more precisely: “even what THINKS has taken”

so rich get richer? Strongest take all the goods? Survival of the fittest?

well yes,

the issue:

we weakly judge what is strongest

we see things reversed here below because we are seeing a mirror reflection of heaven

and reflections reverse the image.

see how weak evil gets what wants

Good get what want, evil doesn’t

If think ration (that is heavenly) all want good, nothing less

only lacks no good, is truly good

thus only infinite, Goodness/God

only the good, those who seek Goodness itself/ God can get what they want

evil mistakenly think want something (judging by itches, appetites, or pride), and lose what actually want, goodness

That is only those love God above all, and all in through and with ever get what they want

see how weak evil gets what wants

lying is weak

have to bolster

Frustration what not loved in God

see how weak evil gets what wants

idolatry= love of something divorced from god above it

love is will good of something

but good is God

so love impossible without God

whatever idol of, what love we think we have is an illusion

even what the idolater thinks he has will be take away and given to the one who actually loves.

example noble evil to wretched evil

humanist: think love humanity, but if not in God, don’t really will humanity’s REAL good (God)

familyist: think love family, but if not in God, don’t really will family’s REAL good (God).

hedonist: think they love their own feelings, but if not in God, don’t really will good feelings (God)

already began to see this truth, when you see those celebrities who get to indulge their pleasures most are the most sensitive to pain and feel miserable.

Strength in goodness

the wicked, who think they can get goodness in some earthly thing misses out on the good

thus the servant who buries his wealth in this life loses it

Who is stronger, one who wants and can get or one who wants somethign and cannot?

therefore the wicked are weak in wickedness and good strong in goodness

we just think, based on only looking at earthly things, that its opposite.

God’s law is Survival of fittest

for wild beasts, earthly things looks one way

when judge human life to conform to earthly standard, then often think wicked are strong.

When look at it from the mirror of spiritual, same universal law is in effect, survival of strongest

but it is really the good who are strong and the wicked weak. As St. Paul says, when weak im strong.

Only the good truly have anything

for the wicked, even what they have will be taken away and given to those who already have infinitely more: the innocent in God

NOTES

Me

“little matters” Great ruler of countries ‘little matter’

least in kingdom of heaven greater than here.

like last week, one buried it in this life, others prepared for masters return.

also again (long time)

risk in working for unseen

investing money rather than keeping it in your pocket

Laziness/sloth

Probably focus: To one has more, has little even what has taken away

nature of good behavior [Augustine, Boethius]

seek ye first kingdom and all else

Commentators

Pitre

Where we get the word “talent” from

Jerome

diversity of gifts

Chrysostom

directed to those who keep gifts to self

not just robber and doer of evil punished, but those who do no good works

Gregory

to bury is to devote our abilities to earthly

him who has charity even other gifts has, but him who has not charity, what little he has is taken.

Hilary

to bury is to not spread God’s message (MAYBE)

bad to have fear to liberty b/c of God’s condemnation