Christian Church and Economy

Romania, as well as many other Eastern countries, is facing a pronounced economic crisis. For many countries, especially in the East, the risk of living like Greece, only from loans, will have repercussions in the future, for the next generations. Therefore, it is absolutely necessary to change our lifestyle, to replace our way of receiving goods, material satisfaction and unsubstantiated work, with receiving earned rewards for our hard labour. The loan, as it has been practiced in recent years, was an unnatural way toward progress and prosperity1.It is also true that many times, as we live in a society based on consumption, on valuing our material desires, we want to have more than we can truly cope with and more than is necessary2. Moderation in consumption, in life, is considered by many economists to be unproductive, economically unprofitable, because if we do not consume, we do not produce. But, is it not true that our resources and our Earth are wasted by the excessive consumption? Is waste good? Is this the specific Christian life? Holy Fathers always talk about moderation, lent and communion with God, with others and with all creation. Everybody should have respect for values and life, and this must be an essential part of our lives.