Rich in Things, But Poor in Soul
Rich in Things, But Poor in Soul
Speaker: The Rev. Mark Galloway
Sermon given by the Rev. Mark Galloway on 8 Pentecost (7/31/2022).
Our earthly lives are fleeting, and most people have great difficulty with that – a lament which is echoed by the author of Ecclesiastes. To cope with our mortality, so many of us resort to vanity – pride in our own achievements or appearance, and devoting our lives to worthless things. We pile up possessions on earth which we cannot take with us when we die. But our most prized possession should in fact be God. As the famous hymn says, “we are rich in things, but poor in soul.” But as Luke’s Gospel challenges us, we must instead be rich towards God.
Readings: Ecclesiastes 1:12-14; 2:18-23; Psalm 49:1-11; Colossians 3:5-17; Luke 12:13-21