Rewards Tenfold

A quote from Catherine:

God will reward tenfold, every little act of mortification which we perform.

Today is April 15, tax day. I met a mother rushing to mail her son's tax return. He's a last minute kind of guy. She was finished long ago. This time of year, with tax time looming, people try to see what they can not be taxed on, hoping that the taxes they do pay have some rebate and pray they have enough money to cover the check. Others just give their finances to a financial planner or CPA to sort it all out and some find ways to not pay at all.

In this quote, ..."every little bit of mortification will be rewarded..." seems a stretch to connect with tax time. But perhaps not...Let's look at the widow's mite, the taxes Jesus paid through the coin in the fish.."Render unto Caesar..."

We all have our crosses t carry. Today the one that comes to mind is our taxes to be paid. So what taxes do you pay? Are you being honest in your reporting? How can we use this time to look at a sacrifice as something to be rewarded later on

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