Just One More Thing…
How wonderful this Life is! Good fortune has come my way, I have stored up many things for my retirement; stocks and shares, bonds and of course savings with my investments carefully considered, without rash judgment the banks chosen for wise investments. The returns of course not as much as could have been accumulated, nor the profit as great as others may have made, but enough to be secure in my old age and some to leave to the grandchildren. However, I am painfully aware that this is not enough to be put by. I have always gone to church dutifully to pray and put by spare change in the collection but never so much that I might be in want. I have always given to charity and stored up good works for others this has always made me feel that I am participating in the wider community to a certain extent. I have diligently brought up my children in the faith, had them baptised and confirmed as customary in the Catholic faith. Yet this too I feel is not enough- have I walked the path with the Lord at every step of my life? I know the answer is sadly –no. I have not given everything away, I have not given until it hurt. I have not always done as I should and I have longed for a comfortable and happy life. In the main this is what I have achieved along with difficulties that life has to throw at times in our directions. I could take a chance I could give it all away and trust in the Lord totally or am I the rich young man who walked away who could not quite give himself totally to the Lord? My youth and adulthood have not been misspent and I love the Lord deeply. Yet one more thing is needed- to give everything to the poor and follow Jesus.
