Hard Work

I read this morning in Luke's gospel, chapter 12, "From everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded; and from the one who has been entrusted with much, much more will be asked."
I have found this to be true in my life and has great relevance right now. I also read in the same chapter in Luke, "For where your treasure is, there your heart will be."
When I think about what I have been given, I think about my sweet husband, my intelligent, healthy offspring, wonderful friends and extented family, financial security, abilities to reason, read, write, talk, see....the list goes on and on. But with these things come great responsibility that sometimes overwhelms me. It is good to retreat as Jesus did on numerous occasions. I must think about my treasure, which, I hope is not all the wonderful people and things I listed above. It is my relationship with my Father, God and His Son, Jesus. The gift of the Holy Spirit keeps me going when I am weak, which, by the way, is often if not always. Thank you Father God for my treasure, your Son. Keep giving me your Holy Spirit to help me with all my gifts. Amen

Patience

The bible speaks a lot about patience. Paul's letters to the the Romans says, "But if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently." And "we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him."