“Those deeds of charity which we have done shall stay forever with us, and that wealth which we have bestowed we only keep, the other is not ours.”
Thomas Middleton (1580-1627) in Day’s Collacon compiled and arranged by Edward Parsons Day (New York: IPPO, 1884) 95.
Today’s post concludes my recent exploration of wealth with a simple truth: for eternity we will only possess that which we have stored up in heaven through giving and sharing. That which we store up for ourselves on earth will be lost forever.
Tomorrow we turn our attention to preparing for Lent, the time set aside to practice the disciplines of prayer, fasting, and giving to the needy. If you have wealth socked away on earth, during Lent, ask the Owner of those resources what you should do with them.