From today's reading: A man ran up and knelt before Jesus, and asked him, "Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?". . . . When he heard this, he was shocked and went away grieving, for he had many possessions. . . . It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God.". . . . Jesus looked at them and said, "For mortals it is impossible, but not for God; for God all things are possible." Mark 10:17, 22, 25, 27
We all know this reading - the young man with many possessions couldn't part with them and so turned back from the opportunity to follow Jesus. We don't quite understand the metaphor about the camel and the eye of the needle, but we know that means it must be really hard. Are all people who are rich automatically condemned because they have been successful in this life? Not really. One scripture is often misquoted - people will tell you that "money is the root of all evil." Not so - but the "love of money is the root of all evil." When we understand that money is simply a tool - tool to be used to further God's work on this earth - then that is a blessing - to us, to those around us and especially to those in need.
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