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Gospel Reading for October 11, 2026 – Matthew 22: 1-10
HINDRANCE
Jesus again in reply spoke to the chief priests and elders of the people in parables, saying, “The kingdom of heaven may be likened to a king who gave a wedding feast for his son. He dispatched his servants to summon the invited guests to the feast, but they refused to come. A second time he sent other servants, saying, ‘Tell those invited: “Behold, I have prepared my banquet, my calves and fattened cattle are killed, and everything is ready; come to the feast.”‘ Some ignored the invitation and went away, one to his farm, another to his business. The rest laid hold of his servants, mistreated them, and killed them. The king was enraged and sent his troops, destroyed those murderers, and burned their city. Then he said to his servants, ‘The feast is ready, but those who were invited were not worthy to come. Go out, therefore, into the main roads and invite to the feast whomever you find.’ The servants went out into the streets and gathered all they found, bad and good alike, and the hall was filled with guests.
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Sometimes, we become so busy with life, especially with trying to amass wealth, that we are unable to attend God’s heavenly banquet, where our spiritual needs are fed.
The problem is that we miss what matters most in life—living a life that will lead us to everlasting life with God. The worst thing is that we cannot bring our wealth with us into the next life. We have to leave everything behind. What is so ironic is that the wealth we have busily amassed during our lifetime may, in all probability, become the very HINDRANCE to our entry into eternal life.
Lord Jesus, teach us to give greater importance to eternal and spiritual realities rather than to temporary and material pursuits. Amen.
