Ecclesiastes 1:12-14;2:(1-7,11)18-23; Colossians 3:(5-11)12-17; Luke 12:13-21; Psalm 49 or 49:1-11
"And he said to them, 'Take care! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; for one's life does not consist in the abundance of possessions.' " Luke 12:15
You've heard this, right? Do you believe it? Are you ever on guard against greed? Sure, sometimes ... and good for you when you are ... that leaves more for the rest of us ... just kidding. I can actually tie this reading from Luke with the words from Ecclesiastes that "all is vanity and a chasing after wind" and from the Psalm that "Those who are honored, but have no understanding, are like the beasts that perish". I'm pretty sure with "greed" and I'm thinking "honored" in the context of the Psalm applies to "rich relations" and "them that have" ... you know ... yes, us .
I kind of get it ... but can I live it? Hmmmm. And if I read ahead in Luke ... yes, it's OK if you do that ... and "consider the lilies" can I "not worry" and really survive simple clothed in what Macarius calls, in his Homily 20, the "garment of his grace"? This is starting to get hard, isn't it?
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