Article July 11, 2011 Issue

What truly belongs to us

By Tony Lobl

Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal: For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.  

—Matthew 6:19–21

There is an all too common perception that what belongs to us is an accumulation of what we have earned or been given. The trouble is this can make what we identify as our possessions vulnerable to circumstances beyond our control.