How are the Accounts of my Life

Gospel Thoughts

*Ordinary Season : 19th Week - Thursday*

*GOSPEL - Mt 18:21–19:1*

*First Reading - Jos 3:7-10a, 11, 13-17*

*How are the Accounts of my Life*

*1) King decides to settle the Accounts with His Servants*

The Gospel makes it very clear that King wanted to settle the account with His servants 

So when the accounting began, King also found that there was one who had not paid back, what he had taken 

So he ordered to get back the things, which he was suppose to give back. Since he pleaded, the king gave him more time 

But the servant failed to show the same amount of sympathy to His fellow servants 

Any way the whole process highlights the importance of accounting and seeing, how the things are 

*2) The Logic of Accounts and the Life*

 

The Logic of accounts can be applied to life in a practical way 

There are some aspects in the accounts, which are very much useful to audit our life and to see how is the situation of our life 

The various aspects could be following 

*The Receipts and Payments*

This is one of the important aspects in accounting. This aspect we need to apply to our life

*Receipts could be from three different sources*

The things which we have *received from God*- Gift of life, skills, talents, intelligence, reason, good health, good life, and many other countless things 

*Received from Others*

So many things we receive from others - love, care, concern, forgiveness, support, etc 

*Received From the Nature*

The air, water, light, place, beauty, peaceful atmosphere etc 

*Payments of our life*

The things we pay to God : Good as well as bad things 

The things that we pay to others : Good as well as bad

The things we pay to the nature : Good as well as the bad. 

When we receive good things from God, neighbor and from the nature, what are my payments, or what do I give? 

*3) Interest on Fixed Deposit*

In the account fixed deposits are of great value to make profits. What are my fixed deposits? 

My Prayer and spiritual life

Good and value based life 

Sincerity and faithfulness

Humility and generosity

Forgiveness and patience

Like fixed deposits,these help us to get regular income through the form of interest. 

If so what are the fixed deposits of my life?

*4) Bad loans*

The whole accounting system collapses when there are huge forms of bad loans 

Life may also suffer because of bad loans. This could be following 

Revenge, Anger, Hatred, Pleasure, Greed, Pride, Arrogance, unfaithfulness, unforgiveness,  jealousy, gossip etc 

These bad loan in no way will help us to improve the profit of our life 

*5) Assets and Liabilities of Life*

Assets are always good and they are strength of the accounts 

Liabilities are the burdens, which weaken the accounts and ultimately results in the utter loss. 

What are the assets and liabilities of my life?

*6) What is the Balance Sheet of our life*

Balance sheet shows the statements of the accounts as they are 

One could asses the situation of the business, whether it is running under profit or loss, what are the assets and liabilities

So what is the balance sheet of my life? 

What are the assets of my life? What are the liabilities of my life? 

Is there a profit or loss as of now? 

How is the condition of my life? 

What must I do immediately to make my life's account perfect? 

*Think about it*

*God bless you and your family. Praying for you and your dear ones*

*Fr Maxim Dsouza*

*Jeppu Seminary*

*Mangalore*