Sermon Text: Luke 12:13-21
That we may identify and resist those forms of greed that control us
Jesus, we are so steeped in a culture of
greed that we probably cannot perceive or label all of the ways that greed has
infected and controlled our lives. We want what we want when we want it, and we
are easily angered by anyone or anything that interrupts our accumulation of
more.
Help us to see ourselves truthfully. Help
us to identify our greed, whether for power, control, praise, money, land, sex,
drugs, alcohol, food, travel, books, emotional highs, or anything else.
Help us not to assign value only to those
things that seem to enhance our lives or give us good feelings. Help us to
assess the value of things based on our ability to use them in ways that honor
You and in ways that enhance the lives of our many neighbors.
Lead us into deeper relationship with You
and with our diverse neighbors, so we may see, more clearly, the creative
possibilities for use of the resources that You give us as your stewards. Amen.
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