I often ask myself what motivates me to do things? Is it a passion, curiosity or just the need to get something done?

 In this weeks Gospel, Luke 20-20-26 the Pharisees send out spies to question Jesus on who they should pay taxes to the Emperor or not.

 Jesus says, “Give to the Emperor the things that are the Emperor’s and God the things that are God’s

 I believe what Jesus is stating is never take your eyes off the prize. In other words don’t curtail your passion or beliefs because once you do they become someone else’s. Furthermore they stifle not only who you are as a person but your work and pleasure in everyday life. For it is not everybody else you should be pleasing but God. Additionally, when you please God you end up pleasing others but more importantly yourself.