“What must I do to earn eternal life?

Can life have value in this world of strife?”

Even when living by the moral law,

He heard a challenge; - there was something more.

“Sell all you have and in true charity

Give to the poor; then come and follow me;

You will have riches far beyond compare.”

At this the rich man sank into despair.

Like the disciples we may be perplexed;

Are we the rich one pictured in the text?

Jesus kept pointing us to equity;

Would not endorse desire for luxury.

Let us beware of forces that suggest

Sharing our wealth is just a useless quest;

Godly persuasion prompts our love to flow;

May we have courage letting it be so.

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George Stuart. Used by permission