Can you account for your stewardship?

If you are asked by God to account for all blessings he has given you, can you report everything? Every single thing, from the air you breathe to the grand car that you're driving? That is the topic of today’s Gospel this first Friday of November. In Fr. Johnjohn Dimatera’s homily, he used the natural calamity the occurred in Luzon as a starting point. If you sum up all the flooding that occurred simultaneously, it will seem like the entire Luzon was submerged in water. Majority of the victims said that this is the first time they have ever experienced it. What is the meaning of this? What can be the message behind all these that our country is experiencing? Nature do has her ways of making her presence felt. If only there had been more trees, less garbage, more recycling , less population, then maybe, just maybe, the flood wouldn't have damaged that much. Yes, we have failed to appreciate God's gifts to us. In failing to appreciate, we failed to take care of our environment, of our world. Why? Because we are busy thinking of ways to have more; more money, more cars, more fame, more power. We took for granted the fact that we are with our families; that we are healthy; that we have food on our table; that we have roofs to shelter us from the rain. We often forget to say “thank you”to Him because we are to preoccupied asking things from Him. I agree with Fr. when he said that the flood is a great reminder to us that everything we have; are just lent to us by God. That in a mere snap of finger, in a matter of hours or even minutes, it can all be gone; that it can be taken away from us. Amongst our busy schedule, let us find time, an hour or so, to take a break and just thank God for all the blessings He has given us. Find ways in which you can take care of His blessings; be affectionate to your families, be happy with your job, enjoy the simplicity of your home, plant trees, limit your garbage... the list goes on and on. Look around, I'm sure you can find reasons to be thankful for.