“Store up for your selves treasures in Heaven, where neither moth nor rust consumes and where thieves cannot break in to steal. For where your treasure is, there your Heart will be also.” ~ Jesus (Matthew 6:20-21)

 

There are several important considerations to remember when pondering this passage – namely:

A) That the “Heaven” of which Jesus speaks is always an internal dynamic (Luke 17:20-21 – the only place in the entire Bible where he discusses Heaven in concrete terms) …

B) That the “treasures” mentioned here are not material in nature, but rather are the Peace that comes from being grateful for life in times of trouble, the Joy that comes from helping another in need, the Bliss that comes from being Kind when least inclined (i.e. for “scary” strangers and “dangerous” enemies), and the Contentment that comes from willingly giving (whether of money or time or energy or attention) past the point of comfort … and

C) That it is always good to remember that anything & everything that exists on the material plane is steadily in a state of transformative decay, and headed towards inevitable dissolution & disappearance – namely, that the only way to truly & deeply Love another is to fully detach from all want, all hope, all desire, and all expectation related thereto – and then to simply choose to Love anyway.

 

Amen … Let it be so.

 

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