Father Snort

Brad Sullivan Proper 21, Year C September 25, 2016 Saint Mark's Episcopal Church, Bay City, TX 1 Timothy 6:6-19 Luke 16:19-31 Put Your Trust In God, and Rely Not On Your Stuff. Have you ever noticed that in some organizations, the folks who have a lot of money are the ones who it seems really matter in that organization, and everybody else isn’t as important. If we look at elections, most of us only get one tiny vote, whereas people or businesses with lots of money get their vote as well as enormous amounts of influence over the candidates and over policy. Money gets people what they want in this world. Influence, power, prestige, security, lots of really nice things. Wealth is also often seen as an indicator of success and even moral elevation. Those with money worked hard to earn it. They did well. Those without money didn’t work as hard, didn’t earn as much. They aren’t as good people as the ones with lots of mon