I'm sorry this is almost two weeks late but college, work, and home have been gobbling up my time. Anyway, only three of us showed up, which was a bummer. But we had fun conversation about bikes, friends, strange events and topics. We had a good time and some good food. We talked a little about the ride schedule for this year and then read the Word and split up. They went shopping to the King of Prussia Mall and I went to chase down a hidden treasure of sorts that I discovered 13 years ago, not far from the Oak Lane Diner. It's a National Cemetary without a name, at least none that I've discovered. The place has folk in it from the Civil war up to WWII, but it could have been later. The place is sacred because most folk in there died for our freedom. I'll post the pics below, the cemetary is at Haines street, Limekiln avenue, and 69th avenue in Philadelphia in one of the Oak Lane sections. If you're ever near there check the place out. On to the Word:
Scripture Readings for February 2011
Matthew 6:19-24 (New Living Translation)Teaching about Money and Possessions 19 “Don’t store up treasures here on earth, where moths eat them and rust destroys them, and where thieves break in and steal. 20 Store your treasures in heaven, where moths and rust cannot destroy, and thieves do not break in and steal. 21 Wherever your treasure is, there the desires of your heart will also be.
22 “Your eye is a lamp that provides light for your body. When your eye is good, your whole body is filled with light. 23 But when your eye is bad, your whole body is filled with darkness. And if the light you think you have is actually darkness, how deep that darkness is!
24 “No one can serve two masters. For you will hate one and love the other; you will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.
This is Jesus' teaching the Sermon on the Mount, at least a sliver of it. It's kind of a cut and dried passage, either you agree with it or not, but the meaning is plain. We all know we came into this life with nothing and will leave the same way, so work for God and your efforts can have eternal rewards. Next, what you look at is what your heart is inclined to and what your life will be filled with. Make sure the things you look at are godly, right, and pure in nature so that your life will be filled with light. Finally, Jesus rebukes the love of money, saying that one cannot serve both God and money. Pick your master, because like Bob Dylan said, "ya gotta serve somebody". I'll serve the King of Kings, God Almighty. Have a good week all, Spring is right around the corner.
