bonus challenge

Re bonuses... There must surely be a fair number of people  working in banks, in the public and private sector, and in entertainment and sport whose ethical code is informed by their faith. So what do they do when their income - already adequate - is enhanced by bonuses and salary increases which take it beyond anything their lifestyle requires? There is a multi-million £ jackpot lying unused and un-needed in pockets, purses and balances: enough to meet all the immediate needs of the nation, including filling in the potholes. Christian ethics requires sensible restrictions on how much we need, on this side of extravagance. We can all eat, drink, keep warm, take holidays, educate children on, say, £75,000 a year  (There are thousands on that min) Anybody whose income from all sources exceeds this and does not give generously to those with proven need is living in opposition to the simple rules of every religious precept. A colleague says he told his congregation that there was enough money identified for a major £50,00 restoration project. That was the good news.The bad news was that it was still in their pockets. (My income, by the way, is a state pension , plus occasional funeral fees and a modest bequest. Our house is owned by our church, and we pay £90 a month management fee. We are rich!) Tonight we are having chicken and two veg and fruit pie. Our three children are happily married and a ten years old grandson has just arrived by bike for his tea.  Alleluia !