Where Moth and Rust Destroy
[Note: This was printed in my local paper, the Antigo Daily Journal, July 16, 2021. Local clergy rotate in submitting articles on themes of their choice.] Some years ago I pulled out a favorite tie only to discover part of it destroyed by moths. It was a special gift from a friend’s trip to Ireland, a tie from the clan tartan of my Macauley descendants. That was the first time I really had something valuable to me affected by this tiny, destructive insect. As I get older I realize so much that I held to be important is not at all permanent. Every winter I watch part of my van eaten away by rust. Not all of the car, just one wheel well. But it bothers me. A process I can’t stop. Time claims all things. Nothing really lasts. Moths and rust – nature’s tools to break down and reclaim. Jesus reminded us of this in His Sermon on the Mount. He told us to be careful about what we...