heaven is the goal - 26th week monday st therese of the child jesus

In our gospel today Jesus taught his disciples to learn from the child, from the attitude and disposition of a little child in order that we could become the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.  Today we celebrate the feast of St. Therese of the Child Jesus and it is through her that this gospel become practical, doable and simple in her childhood spirituality.  

In all her simplicity she said “let us go forward, our eyes upon heaven, the only one goal of our labors.”  Heaven is the goal.  This is a very simple assertion but how many times have we forgotten this?  Heaven is the goal.  Look what happens when reputation for example becomes the goal - we pretend, we lie, we become affected even by some minor mistake. Look what happens when riches, ambition or power is the goal - we corrupt, we connive, we cheat, and we suffer because of our need for it.  Riches and health are not the goal.  These are just helps to make us reach our goal.  A position of power is not the goal.  If you seek it, you seek it in order to reach your one and only goal.  Heaven is the goal.  Today we are reminded by St. Therese of the Child Jesus that going to heaven and becoming holy need not be complicated.