“Jesus says: “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and decay destroy and thieves break in and steal. But store up treasures in heaven.”

The Lord is not saying that money, property, or success are bad. We need them. We work hard for them. We use them to support our families. The problem comes when we spend our whole life chasing things that do not last.

Think about it. A beautiful house will one day grow old. A new car eventually becomes an old car. Titles, positions, and achievements will someday be forgotten. Even our bank accounts will stay behind when we leave this world. We spend so much energy accumulating things that we cannot bring with us when we die.

Someone once said, “I’ve never seen a hearse pulling a trailer.” You cannot bring your possessions to the cemetery.

So what are the treasures that truly matter? I suggest three.

First, treasure your relationship with God.

The most important investment we can make is our friendship with the Lord.

Spend time in prayer. Attend Mass faithfully. Read Scripture. Develop a personal relationship with God.

At the end of our lives, God will not ask how much money we earned. He will ask how much we loved Him.

Second, treasure people more than possessions.

Many people work so hard to provide for their families that they sometimes forget to spend time with them.

Children do not mainly need expensive gifts. They need presence. They need love. They need conversations around the table.

One day, our loved ones will not remember how much money we made. They will remember whether we were there for them.

The greatest treasures in life are often not things but relationships.

Third, treasure acts of kindness and generosity.

Every act of love becomes a treasure in heaven. Every time you help someone in need, encourage a struggling person, visit the sick, comfort the grieving, or share what you have, you are making a heavenly deposit. Those are investments that never lose their value.

There is a beautiful story about a wealthy businessman who spent his life building a successful company. Near the end of his life, he became seriously ill.

One day he asked his grandson, “What do you think people will remember about me?”

The boy thought for a moment and replied, “Grandpa, I don’t know how much money you made. I don’t know how many buildings you own. But I know that every Christmas you visited poor families and brought them food. That’s what I will always remember.”

The old man began to cry. At that moment he realized that what mattered most was not what he had accumulated, but what he had given away.

My dear friends, the treasures that matter are not measured by what we keep but by what we share.

So let us ask ourselves today: Am I investing my life in things that will last only for a few years, or in things that will last for eternity?

May we store up treasures in heaven by loving God, cherishing people, and practicing generosity every day. For where our treasure is, there our heart will be also.”