Where Your Treasure Is

In the 17th Chapter of Matthew,

Peter was asked by the collectors of the

temple tax if Jesus paid the tax.

What did Jesus do?

Instead of arguing about it,

Jesus provided the money to pay the tax

by telling Peter to get it out of the 

mouth of the first fish he is able to catch!

He also provides for the money for Peter 

to pay the temple tax!

When I read this, I think that

God provides earthly resources 

for those who do His work.

And I cannot but think of our

prison ministry in our local jail and how 

He has sustained it for 4 years.

The first Christmas when we were

tasked by the prison administration

to give gift bags to 250 prisoners,

I was overwhelmed with the

immensity of the task!

But we were able to 

give away 300 loot bags

with a pair of shorts, food, coffee,

detergent, etc.

The inmates were so thrilled

and said it was good enough for two people!

"For where your treasure is,

there also will your heart be!"

Luke 12:34

Earthly treasure easily disappears!

There is not enough money in the world

to buy happiness.

It was St. Lawrence's Feast Day

last Saturday.

St. Lawrence was martyred because 

when he was ordered by 

Emperor Valerian to surrender 

the treasures of the Church,

he brought the poor and disabled people

whom he served. 

"These are the treasures of the Church!"

St. Lawrence announced.

For this, he was roasted alive.

St. Lawrence was like the grain of wheat

in John 12:24.

"Unless a grain of wheat 

falls to the ground and dies,

it remains just a grain of wheat.

But if it dies, it produces

much fruit."

Perhaps many would say,

St. Lawrence lost his life in vain.

But I believe the saints and the martyrs

are like grains of wheat,

seeds of faith planted in the soil

of men and women whose

hearts' desire is to follow God. 

Every week I choose one wonderful visitor

who leaves a comment

to receive an ATC from me.

I know it takes so much time and effort

to leave a comment

and I appreciate it soooo much!

This week,

Random.org chose

 #3, La Abela , a woman who talks to herself,

as she claims, and draws amazingly

with charcoal and graphite.

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Weekend Blog Hop, What We Accomplished
Creative Mondays, Gracelaced Mondays

Rubie Tuesday Link Up

and

Blessings,

Patsy

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