A house must be built on solid foundations if it is to last. The same principle applies to man

Do you wish to be great? Then begin by being. Do you desire to construct a vast and lofty fabric? Think first about the foundations of humility. The higher your structure is to be, the deeper must be its foundation. - Saint Augustine: (354 –430: was an early Christian theologian and philosopher)

Gospel Text: (MT 7:21, 24-27)

Jesus said to his disciples:

“Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’

will enter the Kingdom of heaven,

but only the one who does the will of my Father in heaven.

“Everyone who listens to these words of mine and acts on them

will be like a wise man who built his house on rock.

The rain fell, the floods came,

and the winds blew and buffeted the house.

But it did not collapse; it had been set solidly on rock.

And everyone who listens to these words of mine

but does not act on them

will be like a fool who built his house on sand.

The rain fell, the floods came,

and the winds blew and buffeted the house.

And it collapsed and was completely ruined.”

I don’t think that job of building the foundation is one job that is ever done. Our foundation is so vital that we always have to make sure it is on that rock and not the sandy, shifting ground. We are not always wise. We sometimes take the easy way out. We don’t do the right thing, which sometimes can be the more difficult thing.  That contributes to a shaky faith foundation.  Once we’ve built that good framework on rock, on the solid ground of following the words of Jesus, the way forward becomes more clear.  We want to continue to build on that solid foundation.  Building is acting. It’s more than just listening to the Gospel; it is living out the Gospel in our everyday lives by seeing God in all things.