We listened to today's Gospel: Mark 10:17-30. We heard that a man asked Jesus how he might have eternal life. First of all, Jesus told the man to obey God's commandments. Then, knowing the man was rich, Jesus told him how hard it was for a rch man to enter the Kingdom of God. He told the man to give his money to the poor.

There is nothing wrong with being rich, except that it makes us think we can manage on our own. Jesus tells us that it is better to trust God than to be rich.