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Sunday 13 March 2011

Where is your heart?

This was my Ash Wednesday meditation, suggesting, for Lenten self-examination, the question 'Where is your heart?':

“Where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” Matthew 6. 21

Treasure - Iona

Consider the flowers of the field
In their beauty
More lovely than even the clothes of a king
Consider the birds of the air
Flying high, flying free
You are precious to me

Where your treasure is
There is your heart

If a son asks his father on earth
For fish or for bread
Who among you would give him
A snake or a stone
How much more does the Father above
Have a heart full of love
For the children that He calls His own

Where your treasure is
There is your heart

Matthew 13: 44-46 (The Message)
"God's kingdom is like a treasure hidden in a field for years and then accidentally found by a trespasser. The finder is ecstatic — what a find! — and proceeds to sell everything he owns to raise money and buy that field. Or, God's kingdom is like a jewel merchant on the hunt for excellent pearls. Finding one that is flawless, he immediately sells everything and buys it."

The Pearl of Great Price – Peter Rollins

Where is your heart?

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Caedmon - Beyond The Second Mile.

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