Much has been written and spoken about money in recent days.

Some of it has been on a scale I simply cannot get my head around. The size of the Greek bailout was a fraction more than the balance on my latest bank statement.

Some comes rather closer to home, such as the issue of benefits cuts and tax allowances in George Osborne’s budget which will impact us all in the UK.

And some of it has been much more mundane, such as the new Apple phone that acts as a contactless payment machine. Money will soon, it seems, be virtual.

So it is interesting to note that, in the Gospel records, Jesus talks about money more than any other subject apart from the Kingdom of God. How contemporary!

What he focuses on is our attitude to wealth.

If you think another Bible writer says that money is the root of all evil, think again. What St Paul actually says is that the love of money is that root.

Many people fell in love with money then and many do so today.

Christians are taught to be stewards not ultimate owners of their house, their car and all other possessions.

This attitude means that many St Albans and Harpenden churches give large sums away to global needs.

After all, we bring no money into this world and we take nothing out.

As one person said to another at a funeral, ‘How much did he leave?’ to which the answer was, ‘Everything’.