Amos 7:12-15; Psalm 85; Ephesians 1:3-14; Mark 6:7-13
Well, obviously the plan in today’s Gospel isn’t very practical. I mean, sandals will do very nicely in California, but in rainy Southeast Alaska? (Of course, sandals do have good drainage!) And what are we to do for food and clothing and shelter? Are we just to trust to the people we encounter on the way? Why would they open their homes to us, in this day of electronic alarm systems and identity theft and deep background checks? And where am I going to store my CDs and DVDs, and my quilting fabric and supplies, and all my card-making stuff?
Today’s Gospel reading is a good reality check for us, and makes me wonder once again just how much of the “stuff” I have gathered do I really need? As I write this column, I have just over a month before I hear these readings proclaimed in church. When that happens, I will probably once again weed out my clothing, fabric and boxes of stuff in an effort once more to simplify. But trust? That’s the hard part, the ongoing struggle – trusting God and trusting people.
Do you need to simplify your life? How much of your hoarding is based on a failure to trust?
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