Material things are "not for sure".
They may not last more than a day.
Should all we have and all we've known
Be removed or blown away...
We would have a clearer view
Of what has worth and what does not.
For we would start to realize
That peace and joy cannot be bought.
And so our focus should not be
On "getting all we can" in life.
Peace and joy are born within
And can't be jarred by loss or strife.
God will give us inner strength
Through times of challenge or dismay.
In Him we find our true perspective
And true "treasure" for each day.
"Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal: for where your treasure is, there will your heart be also."
Matthew 6:19-21 KJV
© 2007 Arlene Schwartzkopf