If your sense of meaning in life reduces to your personal success, then your success dies with you. Jesus' first homily in Nazareth bombed big time. St. Peter hit it over the wall in his first homily in Jerusalem. A lesson about the love of God and why an unknown nun in France became one of the best selling authors in publishing. Lots to learn for all of us.
Readings for the Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time: bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/013022.cfm