"The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want." Psalm 23:1 (NRSV)
"All who believed were together and had all things in common, they would sell their possessions and their goods and distribute the proceeds to all, as any had need." Acts 2:44,45 )NRSV)
These two readings were coupled in church today.
This is about giving.
But all too often Church people are afraid to give.
They hang on to their possessions and their wealth.
Some even preach that God blesses the wealthy.
But the first converts would have been called Marxists by Fox News.
And this spiritual socialism has seldom been practised by subsequent generations.
But if you have faith that God will provide there will always be enough.
"I shall not want."
So we can let go of our fear and give to those in need.
[Scripture quotation (marked NRSV) are taken from the New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright © 1989 by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A., and are used by permission. All rights reserved.]
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