Worthless Grain

Barns, full, bursting
the rich man’s treasure
stored for a lifetime
no cares, yet not enough
wanting more, bigger barns
more stocked up, gathered in

All of it worthless, the grain
his possessions, all he had stored
worthless before God,
coming for an accounting of his life
Where was his heart, his charity
the treasures that he kept
stored up grain, for himself
useless on that judgment day


November 16, 2009
Luke 12:15-21
and Psalm 16
and “The Prayer of St. Francis”,
United Methodist Hymnal #481;
and sermon, “I Want It All . . .”,
by Pastor Ruth L. Foss,
http://www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
Suncook, NH
November 15, 2009
Her sermon is the third of a four-part series based in part on
Reverend Adam Hamilton (http://www.cor.org/about-resurrection/adam/)’s book,
“Enough: Discovering Joy Through Simplicity and Generosity” (http://www.cokesbury.com/forms/ProductDetail.aspx?pid=9781426702334)