Wake me up when September ends

As, September begins, the amount we have to do between now and the end of this month is something else. And a lot of it has to do with all the stuff that surrounds us – furniture, electrical gadgets, clothes and books. You know. All that stuff that is incredibly useful and helps us manage our lives when we’re staying in one place, yet gets in the way a bit when we’re seeking the freedom to uproot ourselves and move on under God’s leading.

And in regard to the stuff, the “S” question is something we’ll be asking ourselves again and again over the next few weeks – Shall we Store it, shall we Sell it, shall we Ship it or shall we Scrap it?

Looking for a Biblical view on “stuff”, there’s not a lot of direct instructions available. And what bits of advice there are tend to be framed in the negative - “do not store up treasures on earth” and “take with you nothing for the journey, no staff, no bag, no bread, no money…” Wonder how we’ll manage in an empty apartment in the Park of the Nations without a staff, a bag and some bread and money!

Oh for wisdom from on High for all these imponderable questions. In the meantime here’s a verse from Psalm one hundred and nineteen for the week ahead

May all who fear you find in me a cause for joy,

for I have put my hope in your word. (psalm 119:74)