13th Sunday in ordinary time Year A

The saddest thing seemingly is that having lived and struggled in this world and maybe finally achieving a decent life or in fact a great and peaceful life, yet, the day will come when we have to leave it all behind. This is what Jesus is saying to us today. He is not saying that we should neglect our families and loved one and friends but rather we should be prepared to let go of everything and even let go of them.
Possessions, we know we cannot take over to the next life. But our good acts will live on and our kindness and love will live on. We can in fact affect generations in so many good ways. But the final thing is that everything and every person in this world is destined for leaving this world in death but the good news is that that is only a small part of the story. We in fact can accumulate great graces that will carry us over to the next life.
That is the promise and we only have it in our faith and its doctrines. Yet the secret to life is to be free and we are free when we are prepared to let go. Let Go and Let God
Fr Tom Casey in this sermon today explores this and hopefully it will help you in this process of learning to be detached from the world and be free to let go in the hope of eternal glory with the Lord.