Apologies that this was run last week, a week early,  in error.

Greed is more present and powerful in our lives than we care to admit.  We like our "stuff" and are hesitant to part with it.  What we convince ourselves that we really need, we really do not.  If everything we own is taken away from us tomorrow, life will continue.  We will find happiness again.  How many relationships are ruined because of inheritance issues?  Our possessions cannot come with us when we die.  Why do we foolishly think that we cannot live without them here?  Wealth and happiness do not have physical origins.  True wealth and happiness are gifts of God's kingdom and matters of heart and soul.  We are much more than what we possess, and greed is more real and operative than we think.  Let us begin our journey to detachment with an honest admission.  We often place more importance on things than on people and God.  Ask God to accept our conflicted hearts and give us the courage to do things differently.