by jot and tittle

Jesus tells us to lay up treasures in heaven (Matthew 6), and we read that passage, nod our heads and say an "amen" in our hearts, but then continue on our merry way. However, the fact of the matter is that laying up treasures in heaven doesn't merely consist of making the church kids memorize the catechism and throwing a tenth of your income in the collecting plate on Sunday (as good as those things are). Storing up treasures in heaven is a mindset, a soulset if you will, and it's one we often don't have. Because the fact of the matter is that storing up treasures in heaven almost always comes at the expense of storing up treasures on earth and let's face it: earthly treasures sure look a lot more appealing, take less time and commitment, are less awkward, and often less painful. If we were really concerned about living like Jesus taught we might consider doing like Jesus did. I know people say that and we all smile and think yea, but we can't do ever...

At the ladies' lunch-in Women gathered about and one woman's rounding belly makes the stories all come out About pain and hours and labour And diapers and juice cups and dirt And my heart begins to squeeze But my face won't show the hurt Once a heart too small to feel beat inside of me but no one even knows it Except my husband and God Almighty My stomach was getting bigger I was soon to show We were going to tell everyone But then that little heart ceased to grow And I don't know why it happened But I know that there was pain Not only for my body More like in every way Why did God let this happen? Would I have been such a bad mum? What did I do so wrong? How could I tell anyone? Now I know there is a reason But that doesn't stop the pain And even though time has passed I feel it every day To loose a child before you meet Ravishes your heart And to hear all these women's stories Again t...