A Prayer to St Bernard

A Prayer to St Bernard

Deciding to take a detour to buy coffee on my way to work gave me more than a caffeine boost. It gave me a financial boost.

You can imagine my initial dilemma when I heard the recorded voice announcing ‘notes are dispensed below the scanner’. I looked down to see a crisp new red tenner and its rightful owner long gone. My attempt to run after her was futile as she had already disappeared up the elevator, none the wiser.

A quick flash of guilt came over me. Should I give it to a staff member? Deciding that it may never be claimed I choose to put it in my pocket. God knows I could do with it.

The short walk back to the office gave me time to reflect. Had I done the right thing? What were the implications? It certainly made me think about being more careful of my own resources. In a time when personal outgoings and debts may exceed income, it pays to be prudent.

I have appeased my mixed emotions of optimism and guilt by making a compromise. It’s going to be a 50/50 split. €5 is going to the feel good Trish fund and €5 will go to the closest I can get to St Bernard. Even this is a dilemma though. Should I donate this portion to a dog rescue charity or a Benedictine order in the name of the saint himself? I guess I will just have to look for divine inspiration on that one.