“No one can serve two masters; for a slave will either hate the one and love the other, or be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and wealth” (Matthew 6:24)
There is a story about a woman who lived in a Philadelphia neighborhood that was going downhill very fast. The area was becoming increasingly over-crowded, noisy and dirty. It was a bad situation. The woman decided something would have to be done about it. She knew that money would be required to change the situation. Consequently, she started a fund-raising drive. She called people. She sent letters. She got some financial support from private foundations. She finally raised $85,000 — then promptly used the money to move to another neighborhood. When we hear this story, we laugh because we can identify with it: “If only I had enough money I could solve all my problems, whatever they may be.” It is tempting for us to allow money to get…
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