The Eye of God

As a young Nun, I figured a Good God would never connect with an evil like money. After all, didn’t holy scripture tell us that the love of money is the root of all evil? Years later, long out of the convent’s four walls, and after much thinking and writing about it, my entire picture has been upended. Money and God are best of friends!

It happened one day as I looked closely at a dollar bill! There it was, the eye of God, proof that God and money were buddies: Benjamin Franklin thought that if God was connected to our money lives, we would never betray its good uses.

I’m forced to my knees, grateful to God that finally, I see how closely God and money team up Money is all gift. Money builds community. Money bonds us together.

I continue to ask for what I need. I live an abundant life and rejoice in it.

In what way does money lead you to God?

who owns who?

No joke. I have a friend who owns a very fine car, who parks it far from anyone else. "God forbid it should get scratched." When I'm with him I don't ever dare have a drink or eat while we're riding.

On the other hand, I know a bachelor who has lots of money. He dedicates his life to saving the environment or other worthwhile projects. He tells me, and these are his exact words, money is to flow! Obviously he isn't owned by his money.

Then there are those normal ones like you and sometimes me who, sad to say, worry they don't have enough. Some will drive four extra blocks to spend five cents less on a can of peas. Most of us don't even know how much a can of peas cost.

Only with God's grace will we feel that we do have enough. And that, good gracious, we can even get two cans of peas if we want to. So ask yourself. Do I own my money? Or does my money own me?