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Dear Friends in Christ, I have appreciated the stories of God's transforming generosity in our devotional guide. It's been meaningful to begin each day by reading the witness of our people. It's amazing what happens when we become engaged in the mission of God's kingdom! We've been thinking together these last few weeks about the section in Jesus' Sermon on the Mount, where he talks about our relationship to possessions (Matthew 6:19-34). He talks about 2 treasures, earthly and heavenly; 2 ways of seeing, unfocused and focused (the good eye and the evil eye); and 2 masters, God and mammon (money). In Matthew 6:25, Jesus begins with the word "Therefore." What is the therefore - there for? It's a call to arms! A call to action! The preceding material is the "whereas" section. The word "therefore" begins the "what are we going to do about it" section. At the conclusion of last week's service, someone approached me and thanked me for the message, but then asked an interesting question. "What do you expect me to do about it?" Her question reminded me that too often we speak in generalities, and not in specifics. This weekend is a special time in which we are called to do something about our faith. It will be a privilege to offer our treasure to God for the work of ministry. "Where your treasure is, there your heart will be also." I've noticed that sometimes clergy-folk can be rather sheepish about money. I'm not quite sure why that is. It shouldn't be so. We're not selling church! We're offering the opportunity to invest in something that is life-changing. When we give our treasure to God, we are investing in children and young people, in youth choirs, confirmation