OUR GOD IS A LAVISH GIVER
"All is filled with God. Renounce it and enjoy it." (Mahatma
Gandhi)
How will do we set
an example of generous spirit?
As we reflect today
on the responsorial psalm - it might help us in this area. Blessed the man who
is gracious and lends to those in need. Lavishly he gives to the poor; his
generosity shall endure forever. It is a joy to keep God's word and then with
compassion to help the poor. With a common sense which holds its own in our
spiritual lives, and simplicity of mind and humility of our spirit we become
open to the grace to be "a just person."
Mahatma Gandhi once
summarized the Hindu religion in some words taken from one of its sacred books:
"All is filled with God. Renounce it and enjoy it."
To simplify all
this: all we have comes from God; we are caretakers of what is given by God.
Our response is to use it in love as we reflect on the first reading today.
Above all, we are to use property and possessions in a spirit of poverty, not
grasping them as if they were our true security.
Points to Pray and Ponder: God knows that all His people need possessions,
but there should be some looseness in our grasp of them, coupled with a
readiness to let go of them, to share them, and to use them well. Lavishly He
gives!