I have a friend who is a taxi driver. He worked on
Sunday mornings and did not go to church. One day I approached him and asked
him how much he earned per day, and he told me about 1,700 drachmas. So I
suggested that the following Sunday morning, he go to church and then go to
work, and whatever he earned less than 1,700 drachmas, I would give him the
difference. My friend thought about it and finally accepted my proposal. He
went to church on Sunday and then worked as a taxi driver until evening. That
evening, he called me and said:
"Dimitrios, something amazing happened! I was so
busy I couldn't keep up with all the customers! I made 2,000 drachmas!"
Since then, my
friend has been going to church every morning. People who work on Sundays and
don't go to church, the money they make is not blessed and one day they will
lose it one way or another. Because whoever collects money away from God,
scatters it. That is why we see many families who work from morning till night
but are unable to put any money aside. Sunday money is
fire, said Saint Kosmas of Aetolia.
Dimitrios Panagopoulos († February 13, 1982)
