DAILY HOMILIES #belshazzar

Imagine coming home one day to meet your children scrubbing the floor diligently with your most expensive clothing. This was the sin of King Belshazzar, son of Nebuchadnezzar, in today’s first reading.

Belshazzar knew what those vessels were meant for but he was trying to challenge the existence of God and he got what he deserved. Let us examine our hearts: Do I respect sacred vessels, linens, books, and other items used for liturgical worship? Do I even treat the church as God’s house?