"For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs" - 1 Timothy 6:10.
There is a proverb said that "money is not
everything" but in practice "everything needs money". We all
need money. It would be a lie if someone says "I don't need money."
If we read Paul's letter to Timothy, we
see that the key word in 1 Tim. 6:10 is not "money" but "the love of
money." Money does not create crime. Money-related crime comes from the
attitude of someone's heart toward money.
Having a lot of money is not a sin, but we shouldn't be enslaved by money. The love of money is the root of evil. The desire to get rich can cause people to fall into temptation. Many people are willing to do anything to get money quickly, even by a bad way.
We should never forget that we came into this world with nothing and when we die we will take nothing from it. So let us develop a "sufficient" attitude. When money distracts us from worshipping God, we dare to say "enough".
Reflection on 1 Timothy 6: 1-10 by Fr. Fransiskus Diaz
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