The Temptation of Treasure

"O man, send your treasure on, send it ahead into heaven, or else your God-given souls will be buried in the earth. Gold comes from the depths of the earth--the soul, from the highest heaven. Clearly it is better to carry the gold to where the soul resides than to bury the soul in the mine of the gold. That is why God orders those who will serve in his army here below to fight as men stripped of concern for riches and unencumbered by anything.

                     To these he has granted the privilege of reigning in heaven."

                                                                       - Peter Chrysologus (c. 380-450)