Jane Birkin’s original Hermès handbag just sold at auction in Paris for £7.4 million - as Christian women should we value status symbols?

Jenny Sanders invites us to reconsider what we truly value in a world obsessed with status and material success. Her insights resonate deeply with the words of 1 Timothy 6:6: “Godliness with contentment is great gain.”

Jane Birkin’s 1985 leather handbag recently sold at auction in Paris for over £7 million (€8.6million; $10.1 million) despite some unsightly old sticker marks.  Hers was the first, purportedly designed after the contents of her wicker basket fell into the lap of the designer on a plane as she tried to lodge it in the overhead locker.  Her initials were embossed and subsequent iterations became a coveted accessory for models, film stars and anyone with a budget that could stand it, including Victoria Beckham and Kate Moss.