Anthony of the Desert: Be a Rebel
Is the culture helping you or hurting you?
Our Guest Blogger today is: Joyce Clawson, Assistant Director, Grades 1-5
Is the culture we live in helping or hurting you? Many of us realize how blessed we are: most of us have way more than we need but have you ever wondered if this truly is a good thing? We live in a culture where we get what we want, when we want it. Consumerism and consumption can envelope our lives so much, even to the point of neglecting to recognize what is good for us. GOD IS WHAT IS GOOD FOR US. And God has a way of tapping us on the shoulder---and one of these “taps” can be reading our Christmas gift book, Rediscover the Saints. Reading about the saints and they example can be a refocus for us. Chapter 20 reveals how Anthony of the Desert rejected his inherited wealth after reading Matthew 19:21. Look it up---are you willing to reject or give up even some of your possessions? Let’s challenge ourselves to the possibility of at least denying ourselves one thing that we don’t need and giving that money to the poor with love of God in our heart. Are you up to that challenge in 2020?