I’m attracted to money and the things that money can bring into my life. I think most of us are. Most of my life I was paid for my work. It may not have been my main motivation. I had another career started, once upon a time, that promised to be more lucrative. Money has not been my primary motivator in discerning a call. But I don’t think I would have done the work that I did most of my life if I had not been paid a living wage.
There was a time when my furniture consisted of a fold up mattress, a lamp for reading and some crates to hold books, and my clothing was limited and pretty much all hand me down or thrift shop (except athletic shoes) and I was perfectly happy. Today I want (possibly even need) a comfortable bed to sleep in and a comfortable chair to read in, and my stuff (which once fit into a VW bug) easily fills a home. That is a problem in retirement: how do I move my old office into my home?
I found myself thinking about this after reading (in Celtic Daily Prayer): “It is no sin to have wealth, but it is sinful to be attracted to wealth. (more…)
The Sunset Juggler (formerly The Dragon's Mouth) 