Meditation – April 23, 2009

Posted on Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009

Scripture: “Do not be afraid, little flock, for your father has been pleased to give you the Kingdom. Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide purses for yourselves that will not wear out, a treasure in heaven that will not be exhausted where no thief comes near and no moth destroys. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. Luke 12:32-34

Prayer: Flocks, treasures, kingdoms, and thieves. It is difficult for me to stay with one image. Help me this morning.

Response: First, these words do not describe some fantasy kingdom. You are being invited to prepare for the journey of your life – your eternal life. Despite your trepidation, you are being encouraged and calmed as a parent addresses a child in the diminutive form of speech that might sound foreign to you. The reward awaiting you down the road is what has been promised to you by one so pleased to welcome you.

In preparation for the grand celebration, you are invited to let go of what you are still hauling behind you and to put those burdens to good use in service to the poor, those despairing, the lonely, the infirm, and you could fill in quite a full list. What you let go is a faint comparison to what you inherit in this Kingdom. Fit your treasure within on the eternal that proves to be inviolable. It’s as if you reach an international border station and those charged with discovering contraband wave you through, unable are they to comprehend the depth of the treasure you are becoming.

Be steady in your footfall as you move along the path, confident of your direction, listening closely for him who moves before you, just ahead.

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