Worthless Grain – v5

Our barns, full, bursting

our harvest not shared;

Gathered to the edges

like the rich man’s treasure.

Grain stored for a lifetime

no cares, yet not enough;

Wanting more, bigger barns,

for more stockpiled, gathered in.

All of it is worthless, the grain, the harvest,

his possessions, all he had stored up;

It is worthless before God,

come for an accounting of his days.

Where was his heart, his charity,

the treasures that he kept;

Storing up grain, for himself,

useless on that Judgment Day.

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edited December 22, 2015

Worthless Grain – v5

(editing version 4)

edited March 31, 2015

Worthless Grain – v4

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/03/worthless-grain-v4.html

(editing version 2 again)

Edited September 12, 2013

Worthless Grain – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/09/worthless-grain-v3.html

(editing version 2)

Edited August 29, 2013

Worthless Grain – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/08/worthless-grain-v2.html

November 16, 2009

Worthless Grain

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2009/11/worthless-grain.html

Luke 12:15-21

and Psalm 16

and “The Prayer of St. Francis”,

United Methodist Hymnal #481;

and sermon, “I Want It All . . .”,

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2009/11/sermon-i-want-it-all-by-pastor-ruth-l.html

by Pastor Ruth Foss

https://twitter.com/PastorRuthFoss

http://www.facebook.com/pastorruthfoss

http://www.pstruthsermons.blogspot.com

sermon blog

http://www.pstrruthfoss.blogspot.com

meditation blog

http://pstrfoss.wordpress.com/

“God’s Whisper” blog

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)

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