Day after day, our communications technology shows them what others have and what they don t have. Money is a deceiver, always dangling in front of us an elusive rainbow of enough, which never comes. Always beyond our reach, this rainbow, always just a valley away. But if money is a deceiver, it is also a servant. And as such, it can enrich our lives and the lives of others.
Money is of real value only when it is used.
Sometimes, WE are the servants and money is our master, requiring us to do amazing things. If money wants us to fight with one another, or lie, or cheat, or to abandon our church, we ll do that. Money is a harsh master. By the same token, it makes a good servant. For this to happen, we must assert our authority over money, saying to it, I m not going to do what YOU say you re going to do what I say.