That person had an answer for everything but never thought about dying and what would happen then. One of the lines in that prayer in Paul s letter to the Ephesians, our second reading today, is so beautiful and relevant. It is a most beautiful prayer and description of living life preparing for eternal life. He looks on you as his son or daughter since you were baptised. You want the perfect house, the perfect car, in fact you want the best of everything.
People use all sorts of ways of exerting power and influence over others.
Jesus rose from the dead, and therefore God the Father has put all things under his feet . This is the power and influence of God for you. What a wonderful privilege we all enjoy as sons and daughters of God since baptism. How wonderful is this calling that we have all received. How wonderful are the riches of heaven that God has planned for us, it certainly makes us see all our striving after riches here in a new light, and how wonderful is the power God worked in Jesus resurrection to raise us all to new life.