Money

  

The WORD today (See http://usccb.org/bible/readings/092013.cfm) reminds me how critical out attitude towards money is.

The first reading tells us bluntly a statement which is true until today. “The love of money is the root of all evil…”

Very timely.

In the Philippines, one of the currently pressing issues is the misuse of the politicians’ pork barrel. Billions of pesos worth of money corrupted. Too much love for money. The psalm tells us that no matter how much money one has, it cannot be brought outside this earth. It cannot be enjoyed after this life. Thus we should put things in perspective.

There are a lot of people who do things, evil things, for money. For love of money. There are a lot of crimes – kidnapping, robbery, stealing, etc that people do to accumulate money they cannot bring when they die. They seem to sell their souls for money. However, God teaches us in the gospel how we should use our money, our resources. The people used their own money and resources to help Jesus in his work. Jesus may not be physically present with us today, but his work has not ended yet. There are still a lot of people working for Christ. There are still opportunities for us to use our resources well.

May we remember that money in itself is not bad. It is the love of money, or anything that replaces God in our lives, which causes evil.

Father God,

Thank you for today. Thank you for another day to live. Thank you it’s Friday already! Lord, I pray that nothing may take your place in my life. Money, fame, success, power – may all these not take your place in my life. I also pray for a heart that would be ready to spend my resources – talent, time and treasure, to build up your kingdom. Amen.

Blessed weekend!

In Christ,

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