One day Abba Macarius returned to his cell to find a man with a donkey, stealing all his possessions. As if he was a stranger, he helped the thief to load his animal and in deep peace sent him on his way. 'We brought nothing into the world,' he said,'and it is certain that we can take nothing out of it. The Lord gave, let it be as he wishes; blessed be the Lord in all things'.What a great reversal! What freedom! Hardly on the spectrum of what David Cameron is outlining as moral capitalism. What a challenge!
Taken from readings for Jan 19th; 'Seasons of the Spirit'; Triangle 1984. Abba Macarius was a Desert Father in Egypt - c300-c390.
