ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS, YOUNG FELLOW?
[BREAKING THE BREAD OF GOD’S WORD] October 11, 2015 28 th Sunday OT_B ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS, YOUNG FELLOW? The young man of today’s gospel passage sure knows how to do an interview. He knew the right questions. In fact, he already knew the answer to his questions. To the question “What must I do to inherit eternal life?” the Lord had an easy answer: “Simple, young man! … No killing, no bearing false witness … No stealing … No defrauding … and (wouldn’t you know it!) Honor your old folks!” The interviewer was not exactly pleased with the answer that after all, he knew all along! “I have observed all this from my youth!” “So what is new?” “Anything else?” First lesson for the day … and it is all about us, not about God! Deep inside, we know what is right. Deep in our hearts, we know the answer. And we know that life is more than just avoiding this or that, or not doing one thing, and refraining from doing another. I remember that as a young brother in se...