11 My son, do not despise the Lord’s discipline
or be weary of his reproof,

12 for the Lord reproves him whom he loves,
as a father the son in whom he delights.

I used to fear Prov 3:11-12 because I wondered, “I am in need of so much discipline, I
wonder (fearfully) how God is going to discipline me next?” Now I know that, though it will
be painful, I need not fear my father’s discipline, because he loves me.

Matt 6:19-24
19 “Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal, 20 but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. 21For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

22 “The eye is the lamp of the body. So, if your eye is healthy, your whole body will be full of light, 23 but if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light in you is darkness, how great is the darkness!

24 “No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be
devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money.

I used to shudder at Matthew 6:19-24, thinking, “I do love treasures on earth, more than I should,
and can’t stop. Woe is me!” But now I know that if I but offer myself to Him continually, He will not only forgive me, but cleanse me and use me, moment by moment, to do his will.

Joan, thanks for your support.
May these readings be ‘a light for your path!’