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Lay Up for Yourselves Treasures in Heaven

~Sermon Preached by Fr. Antony Hughes on Sunday, February 18, 2007 In the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, one God. Amen. Glory to Jesus Christ! There is only one way to know forgiveness and that is by forgiving. We may have an idea of what forgiveness is, but an idea is only an idea. We may have an idea of who God is, but an idea is

THE ABSOLUTE

God says, “Give me your heart.” And then, in answer to my puzzlement, I hear him say, “Your heart is where your treasure is.”   My treasures—here they are: persons, places occupations things experiences of the past the future’s hopes and dreams.   I pick each treasure up, say something to it, and place it in the presence of the Lord.   How shall I “give” these treasures to him?   In the measure that