Abundance of Possessions

"Not even when one has an abundance
does his life consist of his possessions."
-Jesus
Luke 12:15
Looking for a little fright? Forget horror movies and visit Crazy eBay Mom's House online. As her son writes at the website:

And here's my mom's bedroom. You were probably expecting a bed or something. It's there, somewhere underneath all those boxes. My mom decided storing this stuff is more important that having a place to sleep. So where does my mom sleep? Remember that 2/3rds of a couch back in the living room? Yep, every night. No I don't know what's in any of these boxes either. Most of them are from eBay and have never been opened, just put straight on the pile.

A tour of her house on the website is enough to make even the most hardened packrat a little queasy. It makes me want to straighten my office at the church. As for a spiritual perspective on stuff, we have in the archives the sermon Life Is More Than Stuff which says in part,

Take care of yourself and your family. But don’t bet your happiness or theirs on accumulating just the right stuff. Even if you get that whole living room you want from The Pottery or the bedroom set that would put the Dream House to shame, it will not bring you happiness. Stuff is just stuff. Right now, as at the end of your days, what matters more than stuff is relationships.

peace,
Frank+
The Rev. Frank Logue, Pastor + King of Peace Episcopal Church