A young man ran to Jesus and fell at his feet. “What must I do to have eternal life?” After he told Jesus he had never murdered anyone, stolen from anyone, had not committed adultery, was not in the habit of lying, honored his parents and loved his neighbor like he loved himself, Jesus told him there was only one more thing he had to do.
“If you wish to be complete, go and sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you shall have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me” (Mt 19:21; Mk 10:21).
How would we feel if Jesus said the same thing to us? When we sense God is asking us to give to a need at church, when the offering plate is passed for missionaries, when our church needs special funding due to the difficult economy, what is our response?
Perhaps our reactions reflect what the young man in our story felt. He went away sad.
