Therefore, take care how you listen. For whoever has, it will be given to him; and whoever does not have, even what he thinks he has will be taken away from him. (Lk 8:18)
Βλέπετε οὖν πῶς ἀκούετε· ὃς ἂν γὰρ ἔχῃ, δοθήσεται αὐτῷ· καὶ ὃς ἂν μὴ ἔχῃ, καὶ ὃ δοκεῖ ἔχειν ἀρθήσεται ἀπʼ αὐτοῦ.
Videte ergo quomodo audiatis: qui enim habet, dabitur illi; et, quicumque non habet, etiam quod putat se habere, auferetur ab illo.
The Gospel constantly surprises us with a new order. The owner of the vineyard made all the hirelings equal. Whoever had 10 talents got one more. The merciful father showered kindness on the prodigal son. Today, to him who has, more will be added. All this is beyond our imagination, beyond our measures of justice. There is one more surprise. It’s about taking away what one thinks that has. What can you take away from someone who doesn’t have? Maybe the point is that the illusion of possession will be taken away from him. In this case, it is salutary. You cannot build your life on an illusion because it will be exposed sooner or later. May the truth of the Gospel free us from what we imagine and give us light to see the real endowment.
