... Reflections

Title: Growing Rich in the Lord
Quote: Eccl 1:2; 2:21-23; Col 3:1-5, 9-11; Lk 12:13-21
Date: Monday, 5th August, 2013
Author: Rev. Fr. George Obeng Appah

So many dream some day of being rich, to be able to buy all the things they would love to have, to be able to travel, to have no worries. There is a belief, that once we have financial security, all our problems will be solved. Wealth, it is believed, is a sign of "success" though it is not quite clear where the "success" really lies. It also brings "respect" and "status". On the contrary, Jesus is offering a much more secure way to happiness and a life of real enjoyment than the way that most people insist on believing in even though it is seen to fail again and again. Against the greed that obsesses many people Jesus offers an opposite alternative to security and happiness - sharing.