Willard gave his lesson at the nursing home this morning. It was the fifth chapter of James, and any one that has read it know it starts out with 1.Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you. Now this is not speaking of the rich as far as it's wrong to be rich. It's speaking of those that are so greedy that they will not use their money wisely. They hold on to their money, not spending it, until it begins to corrode "as coins do" . It speaks of these people as if their riches are the only thing that mean anything to them.
But what are our true riches? First it's the relationship we have with God. That's spiritual riches. Then there are the riches we have in and through our loved ones. Riches such as a mother holding her new born baby for the first time. Riches such as a father helping his son reel in his first fish. Riches such as holding the hand of a grandfather or grandmother, as they tell stories of long ago. A smile on the face of a friend, The spouse that you know will be there for you, no matter what. These are the true riches of this life.
I saw on facebook where Donna West was asking everyone to send Christmas cards ""now"" to a five year old little boy, He has cancer and will most likely, not still be with us at Christmas. Ask his mother what her treasure is, what her riches are. If she is like me, she would give anything she owned for her son to be healthy.
What are you riches?
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