Most of us spend enormous amounts of time earning, spending, saving, giving, pondering, stressing, and thinking about money. Some folks even marry for it. One grandmother I know gave her granddaughter this advice: "Dear, marry for money. The love will come later."
Few forces in our lives are as powerful as money, even though we know money and its accoutrements cannot ultimately satisfy.
So for the next four weeks, we will engage in a sermon series called "Finance U." which will focus on creating a successful and healthy relationship with wealth. Specifically, we will cover the topics "Earn, Spend, Save, and Give." I hope the series will be helpful, enjoyable, and insightful. This week, we'll begin with "Earn" by
looking at this passage.
I
n my research, I ran across a lovely passage from Anne Morrow Lindbergh's
Gift from the Sea
which can begin our conversation:
"One cannot collect all the beautiful shells on the beach. One can collect only a few, and they are more beautiful if they are few. One moon shell is more impressive than three...Gradually one....keeps just the perfect specimen, not necessarily a rare shell, but a perfect one of its kind. One sees it apart by itself, ringed around by space - like the island.
For it is only framed in space that beauty blooms. Only in space are events and objects and people unique and significant and therefore beautiful."
Be sure to stop by the Green following worship to greet Grady Moseley, who is completing his time as interim associate pastor for congregational life and care. We are grateful for Grady's ministry.
See you this weekend.
