Jesus continued teaching his disciples: "Do not be afraid, little flock, for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom. Sell your possessions and give alms. Make purses for yourselves that do not wear out, an unfailing treasure in heaven, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.”
Luke 12: 32-34 (NRSVUE)
Our home is where our heart is. Our heart is where our treasure is.
What is that place where we abide – with our time, energy, interest, resources – our passion – our heart – what does our treasure look like to others – to God? And thus who/what is commanding us – for good or ill? What are we following in our lives, what are we entrusting to guide us, care for us, meet our needs?
God knows we need – food, water, shelter, purpose, relationships, times of leisure, hours of rest, comfort, challenge. God knows we change, grow, branch out, are pruned, wander, and wonder.
God wants us to know our true treasure and home are in God – God's homeland where at all hours of day and night we are welcomed home and cared for. Jesus proclaimed to his followers, "Do not be afraid, little flock, for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom."
Let us take time to reflect – and if you wish to note on paper, what do we treasure most? And, where do we want our hearts to be?
So now, let us offer to God in prayer our treasures and our hearts…
And know in the depths of your hearts and minds, your lives and beings, that it is God's good pleasure to give you life in God's kin-dom. May we answer God's knock on the door of our hearts and follow, knowing our true treasure and home is in God.
Shalom,
Pastor Lynn
August 2025 newsletter
