Day 24 Twenty-four Carat Gold
June 24, 1509. Henry VIII was crowned King of England.
Henry the eighth valued a male heir. He wanted one. He wanted a wife who could give him one. He left the Church and created his own church so he could get divorced and marry a new wife.
Twenty-four carat gold is valuable. Some value riches above all else.
Tell us what is valuable to you. What do you treasure? Write about your treasure.
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When I went to London with my oldest son over 20 years ago, one of the places we visited was, of course, the Tower of London. That’s where the Crown Jewels are kept, in a well-guarded, all locked up tight set of rooms. One of my favorite displays was the Gold Room. Cases of pure gold. Crowns, jewelry, plates and goblets and platters and all sorts of things. I’d never seen so much gold all in one place, and it was positively beautiful.
I loved the silver, too. Same kind of displays. Incredible beauty, and unimaginable value. Moving into the actual jewel rooms, we saw dozens of crowns, lots of fabulous necklaces, bracelets, rings, and more. Gorgeous. The Beefeater guards, in their cool uniforms, kept us moving at a pretty good pace and wouldn’t let us just stand and admire any one piece for very long.
I didn’t covet any of it. I’m glad I got to see it, but it had no appeal to me in terms of getting stuff like that for my own. The truth is, I already had all I needed. Things I value more than any amount of gold.
Primary? My relationship with God. My Bible. My upbringing in a pastor’s home that strengthened my faith, my knowledge of God’s Word, and prepared me for the rest of my life.
My husband, my three sons and my daughter, and their spouses; my nine grandchildren? Gold, solid gold. More precious than any number of fabulous golden crowns.
My education is ongoing. It is more precious than gold. The work I’ve been privileged to do as a mom, teacher, and now a therapist? So valuable, so satisfying. No amount of gold could ever replace the benefits of all that.
I am blessed. My life has never been problem-free, and it isn’t now. But I have the Lord, I have my husband and family. and let’s not forget about my friends. What a rich life.
You can keep your 24-carat gold.
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