A Russian folk tale tells of a beggar woman who owned just one thing in this world - a potato - which she gripped close to her at all times. The devil came by, saw the potato, and grabbed hold of one end of it.
"Let go of my potato!" screamed the woman, and clutched it tighter.
The devil tightened his grip and headed on down to Hell with it.
"Let go of my potato!" the old woman screamed again, and was dragged all the way into hell.
It wasn't the number or value of her possessions that condemned her; it was that she valued her one material possession more than she valued her life and her soul.
What possessions are you clutching tightly? - ideals, perceptions, aspirations, material items. Let go and Let God.
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