Pay attention to the price we pay

Pay attention to the price we pay

It’s easy to fall in love (or, maybe more appropriately, “fall in lust”) with something or someone, such that we fail to pay attention to the price we’re beginning to pay to satisfy our desire.

When we make a deal, is it because we want to one-up another, or is it because we want to exchange something of almost equivalent value relative to the needs of another?

Matthew 14:1-12. But at a birthday celebration for Herod, the daughter of Herodias performed a dance before the guests and delighted Herod so much that he swore to give her whatever she might ask for. Prompted by her mother, she said, “Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptist.”

[DAILY GOSPEL INSIGHTS AND REFLECTION FOR MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATION 2023-217: AUGUST 5, 2023]