Ash Wednesday, March 9
Matthew 6:19-21
‘Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust consume and where thieves break in and steal; but store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust consumes and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
I love stuff. Stuff is cool, and it’s fun! I recently got a bunch of new stuff for Christmas, and, boy, is it fun! Stuff can also be a giant burden at times. Have you moved lately or helped someone else move? If you’re like me, moving is a time to ask yourself, “Where did all this… stuff… come from?”
Interesting thing: The NYC Department of Sanitation has an anthropologist-in-residence on staff. Her name is Robin Nagle. In an interview with The Believer magazine, Professor Nagle made this notable observation:
“Every single thing you see is future trash. Everything.”
The book you’re reading this from, your coffee cup, your smartphone, your new car – you, me. Eventually, it is all trash. Yes, even us. One day we will die and the people around us (for very good reason) will decide they just can’t keep us in the house any more.
What if I lived every day keeping the above verses in mind? How would that affect the priorities of my life? What would I spend my time and my money on? I bet I would have a lot less stuff. Imagine how easy it would be to move to a new home – even your heavenly home!
Remember you are dust, and to dust you shall return.
John Lofgren
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