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February 15

You no doubt have heard about the striking similarities between the lives and deaths of US presidents Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy. Mr. Lincoln was elected to the US Congress in 1846, Mr. Kennedy in 1946. Lincoln became president in 1860, Kennedy in 1960. Both were succeeded by vice presidents with the name of Johnson. Lincoln’s assassin shot him in a theatre and fled to a warehouse. Kennedy’s assassin shot him from a warehouse and fled to a theatre. Both assassins were themselves killed before they could come to trial. There were other similarities as well.

We human beings share many similarities with one another, whether we are presidents, paupers, or anything in between. Some say that we all come into the world with nothing. That isn’t exactly true—we all come into the world with potential, possibilities for a great and meaningful life. And we don’t leave with nothing. We can’t take anything of the world around us with us—money, things we have accumulated, even fame—that’s true; however, we can take the rewards of time—long or short time spent in God’s service.

“Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also” (Matthew 6:19–21).

What the Master of Life says applies to all of us—whether presidents or parcel carriers, young, middle–aged, or seniors.