Tithing

Tithing Is Such Sweet Sorrow

29 December – The pastoral text of Fr Reuter is this: If you set your heart on money, you will get it. But someday, the gold will be melted and the paper money will be burned. If you set your heart on God, he comes to you with open arms, like the baby at Bethlehem, and he will be with you forever. Apt image from RoshieBoop who captions it ‘New Gold Dream’ (flickr.com/). The photograph reminds us that wine, women and song all need money you would wish you were King Midas. Money is not the root of all evil, but love of money is. The photo shows a gilded lady playing music on her lyre, luring her loved one to dreams of empire. You may not have such dreams, but consider this: You tithe 10% of the gross, which is only fair – now, what happens to the 90%? You don’t have to tell me. But I tell you this: Do you realize that your 90% may be 9 times the 100% of maybe a million others? You should be so blessed!