Avoiding the Pharisees' attempt to entrap Him, Jesus simply replies "Give to the emperor those things that are his, and give to God those things that are God's." Of course, all of creation is God's, so how can we give Him that which is already His? We can do it by giving Him that which was created in His image, our hearts, our souls, and our very being. Inviting God into every part of our lives, bringing our joys and our problems to God, recognizing that God's claim to us is above all others, in doing this we give God the one thing that is truly ours to give, our selves.

The Scripture references are Isaiah 45:1-7, Psalm 96:1-4,6-7, and Thessalonians1:1-10. The Gospel reference is Matthew 22:15-22.