The Cleansing of the Temple

Jesus clears the Temple
Jesus goes into the Temple and clears it out, resetting it as a place of prayer.
It is all too easy for us to become weighed down with the very real need for money to carry out daily needs; at home, in the Church and in Charity.
On this earth we really do need to have sufficient for the day, and it is very true that without some coins we would all be homeless and starve to death.

Place of Prayer
However, it is equally true that we need a refuge from the daily battles for existence and the dilemmas that just being a human alive in a complex and ever-changing world present.
And this refuge is gloriously, and peacefully, our Place of Prayer.
Over the years, as I have travelled through many different countries, I have been blessed to meet prayerful and dignified people of family values, decency and faith. They have spent time with God in their Religious Culture's Place of Prayer. They have added to our world's spiritual blessing and strength with their quiet prayer and witness.

Take refuge
We need to remember to reset a place of prayer for ourselves, where we can take refuge and build our spiritual strength to carry on.
And sometimes the place of prayer is deep within the soul; that inner sanctuary where God and I meet.

We need our daily subsistence. However, the message of God is clear; we also need to have refreshment for our souls.
Let us not become so anxious for our body's subsistence, that we forget to give ourselves the spiritual space we need for prayer.
Let us not turn our places of prayer into places of business.

Marketplace and mountain
It is true that we need to leave the marketplace of our daily lives and business and climb the spiritual mountain of prayer in order to spend time alone with God.
It is equally true that we need to leave the joy and peace of the mountain to return, refreshed and full of joy, to share the love we have been given by God in prayer through affection and service to all we meet.

Come unto Me
Jesus Christ told all who are weary and heavy-laden to come to Him, and He would give us rest. I guess this invitation extends to every single person in the world. There is no-one, rich or poor, healthy or sick, young or mature in age, who does not have some worry. And each of us has the full right to spend time with our Brother Jesus, in prayer, and to ask for help from Him to carry our heavy personal burden.

Spiritual basics
The Cleansing of the Temple reminds us to return to the spiritual basics; not to became so anxious about funds that we forget who the funds are for . . . 

Helpful spiritual book, Hind's Feet on High Places by Hannah Hurnard
Hannah writes an allegory about the yearning of God's children to be led to new heights of love, joy and victory. Perhaps this book would be helpful for you
http://www.amazon.com/Hinds-Feet-Places-Hannah-Hurnard/dp/0842314296

Jesus Cleanses the Temple 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyvTMggabJc

"Then Jesus said, 'Come unto me, all you who are weary and heavy burdened, and I will give you rest.'"
http://biblehub.com/matthew/11-28.htm

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