It is reported that Elie Wiesel once said that “the opposite of love is not hate, it is indifference.” I’m not aware enough of the context of that statement to know what that means in human relationships, but it may apply really well to our relationship with money. Loving money is dangerous. We read in 1 Timothy 6:10 that “the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil.” Crime stories, true and fictional, almost always follow the money somewhere evil. On the other hand, to hate money doesn’t really work in the world in which we live. Most of us need money to buy food, clothing, shelter and transportation. The use of money is still more honorable than stealing! Maybe what we need is a holy indifference toward money. Jesus said that money is a rival god and we can’t serve two masters. If we could maintain a certain indifference toward money, I think we’d be happier. That way, if we had some money, we’d be happy to use it for our needs and reasonable desires. However, if we didn’t have money, we’d be content with what we have. We’d be content either way. Paul also wrote, “Godliness with contentment is great gain.” This holy indifference is rooted in the presence and promises of our faithful God. I have always loved the prayer in Proverbs 30:7-9 "Two things I ask of you, O LORD; do not refuse me before I die: keep falsehood and lies far from me; give me neither poverty nor riches, but give me only my daily bread. Otherwise, I may have too much and disown You and say, 'Who is the LORD?' Or I may become poor and steal, and so dishonor the name of my God.” More about this on Sunday from Hebrews 13.