What kind of returns are we seeking on what types of investments?

What sort of motes are we digging around our castles – who is kept out?  Who is shut in?  

What does it mean that “In God We Trust” is printed so boldly on the reverse of the currency that represents wealth and opportunity in our economy? 

Chasm is deep and wide between Hades and the place of eternal blessings... but is it any wider than the gap between the rich and poor in our world?  And, note that the story isn’t specific about who has been digging that ditch, resulting in the distance... who would create such a mote, and why?

Is the radical equality of God’s kingdom only a future hope, or should we be seeking and building toward such a kingdom now on earth with what we do have and control? 

What choices are we each making day by day with what we do with our wealth and the decisions we make in relationships, in conversations, in our daily interactions in our offices and neighborhoods, and at the voting booth?

What kind of returns are we seeking on what types of investments? 

"...I won't die lonely, I'll have it all prearranged... a grave that's deep and wide enough for me and all my mountains o' things."  (from Tracy Chapman's song, Mountain O'Things)