Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God. When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory. Colossians 3:2-4
“Let us not esteem worldly prosperity or adversity as things real or of any moment, but let us live elsewhere, and raise all our attention to Heaven; esteeming sin as the only true evil, and nothing truly good, but virtue which unites us to God.”
Gregory of Nazianzus (329-391) in The Voice of the Saints: Counsels from the Saints to Bring Comfort and Guidance in Daily Living by Francis W. Johnston (Tan Books, 2003).
I am having a heavenly time with this group of influencers from Nepal, Pakistan, Angola, Kenya, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Bulgaria, Turkey, Armenia, and the Philippines.
Their receptivity coupled with their connectivity in their countries will open the door to program work in largely closed places. With invitations and visas we can collaborate.
And yesterday we went to the room pictured above, Hagia Irene (older than Hagia Sophia) where 152 servants of God edited the Nicene Creed which has shaped the Church ever since.
We read the creed together and talked about the impact of that small group and the impact each of us can have. They pathway for doing this is not to live elsewhere.
What about you? Are you settled comfortably in the world? What will happen when you realize your stay here is short? Does your use of money connect to the earthly or the eternal?