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" [Jesus Said] 'It is the spirit that gives life, while the flesh is of no avail. The words I have spoken to you are spirit and life. But there are some of you who do not believe.' Jesus knew from the beginning the ones who would not believe and the one who would betray him. " - John 6:63-64

I just finished playing "The Game of Life" with my oldest. He ended up with $1.3 million, whereas I had $10,000 left over. And while it's just a game (though certain tiles I landed on bore a striking similarity to challenges I've faced in my life already...), it's also a good reminder of just how important it is to have lots of money when you reach the end.



...As in, it's not important. Not even a little. Because like the game, once you get to the end, the amount of money you have, the number of things you have, the coolest electronics you have mean absolutely nothing. When the game's over, everything changes.

It's one of the reasons why Jesus is reminding us about how life isn't our hearts beating, our lungs filling or our eyes blinking. It's our spirit that makes us who we are, the "being" in "human being" that defines who we are to others... and who we are to God. He's giving us a good reminder to focus on what we're doing to take care of that spirit, so when the real game is over, we're ready for what's next.

And it wont be decided by a giant spinning dial!