Shamed

Denise and I have tried to live our lives without a "love of money." From the beginning of our marriage we have intentionally tried to not let money determine our decisions. This is a negative way, though, to think about your life. Instead of living "free from a love of money," we are called to live as servants of God. He, not money, is our Master, as Jesus makes clear.  In any case, I am completely shamed when I read Jesus' comments about a woman who truly lived without consideration of her own welfare, who knew her God in a way that I want to know: "she out of her poverty has put in everything she had, all she had to live on" (Mark 12). She is a hero and role model for us.