Giving to Caesar and to God
The drama of the Gospel is being played out all around us today. We give to Caesar what belongs to Caesar and to God what belongs to God. Some would like to drown out the voice of Jesus; there will always be those who oppose giving to God what belongs to God. But we have God’s image on us; we belong to God, and the only way to true happiness is to put God first. The closer we come to God, the more we become friends of God, and the more we want to give to God who gave everything to us in the first place. If we give only to Caesar and not to God, Caesar will not be there to welcome us to eternity. We give to God because we are giving back to God who first loved us and gave us everything we have, and because we look forward to all eternity with God.
(Fr. Tommy Lane)