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“Stop making my Father’s house a marketplace!” (John 2:16).
That was Jesus, overturning the tables in the Temple. Two thousand years ago, people had already turned faith into business. And sadly, it hasn’t changed much today.
Walk into any Catholic shop and you’ll see it. Statues lined up in every size, every color, every finish. The price tag rises with the glitter — marble, bronze, painted, gold-dusted. Rosaries too: the regular ones are cheap, but the “special” ones are marketed as blessed in the Holy Land or dipped in the waters of Jordan. And people rush to buy them.
But here’s the painful truth: many are willing to spend for statues, images, and décor pieces, yet hesitate to contribute to the very Church that keeps their faith alive. We decorate our homes with crucifixes and holy pictures, but do we allow our hearts to be decorated with prayer, mercy, and faith?
The Bible is clear: “These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me” (Matthew 15:8). When Jesus prayed, He didn’t reach for a statue or string of beads. He simply looked up to His Father. Faith was never meant to be a transaction. It was meant to be a relationship.
And here’s where it hurts the most: when the glitter fades, when the rosary breaks, when the statue chips, what do we do? We throw it out. Discard it. Forget it. As if its only worth was in its shine. But think about this — when we fall, when we break, when our faith chips away, does God discard us? Never. He holds us even tighter.
A broken rosary in a grandmother’s drawer often holds more faith than a brand-new gold-plated one displayed in a showcase. Why? Because it carries prayers lived, not just beads polished.
So by all means — buy that rosary, honor that statue, fill your home with reminders of heaven. But don’t let them stop at being decorations. Let them point you to the God who doesn’t live in objects but in hearts.
Because faith is not a business. Faith is not a showpiece. Faith is love. And love, unlike glitter, never fades.
God is not an employment agency. He is Father. And He’s not hiring workers of religion — He’s longing for children of faith.
A poet, author, and faith writer who believes words can heal what silence hides. My poetry collections — Inked Emotions, Scattered Feelings Stitched in Ink, and Love Beyond Loss — were born out of seasons of grief, solitude, and deep reflection.
Here on Catholic365, I’ve been humbled to share reflections that have reached hundreds of readers. I write not from a place of perfection, but from a longing to make sense of love, loss, and the quiet ways God speaks into our lives.
Whether it’s a poem, a story, or a small reflection, my hope is that you feel seen, encouraged, and gently reminded that faith isn’t always loud — sometimes it’s found in the waiting, the falling, the starting again.
You can find more of my work at https://about.me/anniedcosta
