There is only one story in the Christian gospels that has to do with gambling. And it happens at the death of Jesus. For all the wondrous hope that Jesus inspired in his corner of the Roman Empire \u201d\u201c that the poor were not alone, that wealth was not enough, and that life\u2019s riches came by sharing \u201d\u201c for three days, Jesus\u2019s death appeared to be the death of a miraculous abundance that was generated not by acts of possession, but by acts of self-giving and sharing.<\/p>\n
The Episcopal Diocese of Western Massachusetts has committed itself to a stated mission of \u201cCelebrating God\u2019s Abundance.\u201d\u009d Unlike its often vague connotation, here \u201cabundance\u201d\u009d bears a technical meaning: if in the world\u2019s economy, the more one takes, the more one ultimately has, in God\u2019s economy, the more one gives, the more one ultimately has….<\/p>\n