📝 From the Pastor’s Desk

What Are You Living For?

Holy Covenant,

This week’s lectionary scripture from Luke 12:13-21 (NLT) tells the story of a man who interrupts Jesus to ask him to settle a family inheritance dispute. The request seems simple enough, “Yo, Jesus! Just tell my brother to give me my share!” But we see Jesus refuse to get in the middle of this family squabble, and instead, he warns the crowd about something deeper than sibling rivalry: greed.

In the scripture he tells a parable about a rich farmer whose land produced such a great harvest that he didn’t have enough space to store it all. So, he tears down his barns and builds bigger ones, believing that when it’s all stored up, he can finally rest and enjoy his life. But before he gets the chance to sit back and kick his feet up, God says to him, “You fool! Tonight you will die. Then who will get all that you have saved? Yes, a person is a fool to store up earthly wealth but not have a rich relationship with God.”

Rev. Christopher Czarnecki

Senior Pastor, Holy Covenant UCC

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