Storing up!

When we hear that parable that Jesus told, we immediately think of silos and cornfields and harvest and grain. And that’s exactly the metaphor Jesus uses to describe “storing up” to the man in the crowd who approached him about help to get his deserved portion of inheritance.

But it’s too easy merely to say, don’t put your security into money but into God.

“Be on guard against all kinds of greed!” warned Jesus. “This very night your life will be demanded from you. Then who will get what you have planned for yourself!”

But wait ---the “who will get” changes the impact of that question. Doesn’t it?

For “storing up” is more than about shoring up your life and security with money. It’s about the breaking down of relationships. It’s about the harm of hatred and division. It’s a…