Contentment

Contentment. A spiritual virtue. It is the peace of heart and mind that remains unperturbed in the midst of all the trials and hardship that we may meet on our earthly pilgrimage. It is the assurance that we have everything that can be desired. The very opposite is covetousness, which is the greedy desire for things that we do not have, or possibly for things God has entrusted to our neighbor. Israel was guilty of the sin of covetousness when they craved the onions, the garlic, and the leeks...