Why work hard to be rich and not be whole?

Morning: Psalms 66, 67; Genesis 29:30-35; 1 Timothy 3:14-4:10

Evening: Psalms 19, 46; Mark 10:23-31

Jesus is blunt ... it’s hard for the wealthy to enter the Kingdom of God. This is not about morality or ‘going to heaven’, but about being a whole human being. If you want fullness of life, pursuing wealth may be a dead end. Jesus didn’t say it’s wrong to pursue wealth; you can do that with a clear conscience, but it may convince you that wealth is itself the measure of a successful life. Folks who serve that illusion - and it’s hard not to - cannot be whole. Consider well, says Jesus ... you only get one life.