Sunday Readings: Ecclesiastes 1.2, 2.21-23; Colossians 3.1-5, 9-11; Luke 12.13-21
The land of a rich man produced abundantly. And he thought to himself, “What shall I do, for I have no place to store my crops?” Then he said, “I will do this: I will pull down my barns and build larger ones and there I will store all my grain and my goods. And I will say to my soul, Soul, you have ample good laid up for many years; relax, eat, drink, and be merry.”
(Luke 12.16-19)
From God’s point of view a surplus harvest is not to provide one person with secure access to food, drink, and merriment for years to come. It can benefit people without enough. For Luke wealth is not a sign of God’s favor but of danger. It is not good or bad in itself but faces the person with a choice to act for good or for evil. For Luke, God clearly holds the ultimate power to redistribute the wealth of people who will not share. This is the fate of the rich fool who must leave his full barns behind and face God with whom he has stored up no treasure.
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nice one!!!!!!!!!