The words of Jesus from Matthew 6:19-21 (NAS):
“Do not lay up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where
moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But lay up for
yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys, and where
thieves do not break in or steal; for where your treasure is, there will your
heart be also.”
On the last day of 2012, I attended a celebration of life
memorial service. Family & friends said so many wonderful things, but the
most profound and touching for me was what a family member said: “We would
always give a kiss, hug & I love you before we left home, even if we were
only going to be gone for a few minutes.”
I was faced with my own mortality, not too long ago. All the
business of life seemed to stay at a stand still for a couple of weeks. I
remembered those precious, tender words that Jesus spoke and that my friend
spoke. I thought about where my heart and treasure was.
A song, by Deanna Edwards, from an old 33 1/3 LP album came
to mind:
Live Each Day
When you live, live
every day as if it were the last day that you’ll be living.
When you give, give
every day as if it were the last gift that you’ll be giving.
Don’t ever give with half a heart, or shine
with half a light.
Live each day as if
it were the last day of your life.
You can’t take back
those thoughtless words you said before the dawn was breaking.
But you can say
“good-bye” today to all the big mistakes that you were making.
You can take just one
more step and give it one more try, living each day as if it were the last day
of your life. You don’t have to save the world, just mend one broken heart.
Even if you’ve never
loved before, it’s not too late to start.
Love begins where
“now” begins, it doesn’t take too much to ease the sorrow.
It matters not what
fortune brings, for only God can give tomorrow.
When you sing, let
each man hear one sweet song through the strife, living each day as if it were
the last day of your life.
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