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Is my heart greedy? Do I want more, more, more, instead
of a spirit of poverty where I’m content with what I have?
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Is my heart set more on earthly possessions than on the
true treasures of heaven?
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Am I envious, moody or gloomy about what I don’t have?
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Do I wish I had a bigger house, a better-paying job or
a nicer anything, like those that belong to others? Because of these
desires, I’ve failed to set an example of how to be content with what God
has given me.
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Have I tried to obtain what others own through unjust
means, such as stealing or using money that was needed for something else?
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Do I wish God had made me to be like Father Diorio or
Mother Angelica or anyone else who's famous? Do I consider myself to be
too much of a nobody to do what God has called me to do?
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Do I so strongly wish that I lived in a cheaper or
warmer or more luxurious part of the country or world, I’m forgetting to
appreciate where God has put me now?
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Have I ever wished that someone would die so I could
receive his or her inheritance? Or that someone would lose his or her job
so I could move into it? Or that someone’s calamity would make what he or
she owns available to me?
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When have I refused to do good to someone who asked for
it, because I thought he or she had enough help? Or when did I refuse to
give money to someone, thinking he or she already had enough? Or when have
I turned my back on someone because I was jealous of that person?
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How often have I sought consolation in the abundance of
material goods? How much have I rejected God and trusted in possessions
more? The reason I don’t have more possessions is because God doesn’t want
me to have them right now, and that’s because He’s protecting me from
getting into more sin. Do I dislike believing that?
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Do I hate myself for my sinfulness? Am I unwilling to
forgive myself? Am I jealous of those who seem holier than me? In the
Sacrament of Reconciliation, I will be set free. God will forget my sins.
