“Israel is a luxuriant vine that yields its fruit. The more his fruit increased the more altars he built; as his country improved he improved his pillars. Their heart is false; now they must bear their guilt. The Lord will break down their altars, and destroy their pillars.’
Excerpt, First Reading, Wednesday 10tĥ July 2024 – HOSEA 10:1-3.7-8. 12
So, how does it seems as if when some of us start experiencing some little progress, we suddenly start becoming too busy for God.
Pretty soon, we will start giving the quality time we used to dedicate to God before to some of our acquisitions.
Then, before we know it, as it is said in the Bible, we will start saying “Our God to our money”.
Have any of us noticed it yet? As we advance in our various careers and make progress in our chosen businesses, we tend to start having less and less attention for our spiritual life.
Work related issues most times take some of us deep into the night. And, when we have managed to have a few hours of sleep, we wake up to the same work issues.
As the circle now becomes endless, we tend not to have the time to even say a short prayer when we wake up in the morning.
A clear example that depicts us but in a different instance and put in another way is our own children in our homes.
We used to have constant decent conversations with our children mostly at the dinner table as well as when we all gather in the seating room for television time.
Then, suddenly, as a festive period gift, or gifts on any of their anniversaries, we bought them gifts of a smart phone and/or pad.
That’s just it. Such conversations starts becoming reduced or rare and dramatic. Their concentration now dwells more on their electronic gadgets.
While, we must make progress, it mustn’t be lost on us that our progress with all that accompanies it are a gift from God.
Today’s psalm says, “We must constantly seek the face of God.” – PSALM 105.
This is what Christ Himself also have to say, “And he said to them, “Take care, and be on your guard against all covetousness, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.” – LUKE 12:15.
Have a fantastic day folks.
#Blessed_Carlo_Acutis! #Pray_for_us!
– Akase F. Agabo.