Gospel
Luke 16:9-15
If, therefore, you are not trustworthy with dishonest wealth, who will trust you with true wealth?
Jesus said to his disciples: “I tell you, make friends for yourselves with dishonest wealth, so that when it fails, you will be welcomed into eternal dwellings. The person who is trustworthy in very small matters is also trustworthy in great ones; and the person who is dishonest in very small matters is also dishonest in great ones. If, therefore, you are not trustworthy with dishonest wealth, who will trust you with true wealth? If you are not trustworthy with what belongs to another, who will give you what is yours? No servant can serve two masters. He will either hate one and love the other, or be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.”
The Pharisees, who loved money, heard all these things and sneered at him. And he said to them, “You justify yourselves in the sight of others, but God knows your hearts; for what is of human esteem is an abomination in the sight of God.”
Reflection
In this reading Jesus talk about two things. One trustworthiness and secondly which master do you serve? When he talk about trustworthiness he is talking about we can be trusted with the work given to us. Example if we are a commentator in church be the best commentator we can be. Serving two masters means we either choose God who represent love compassion and mercy or greed which is the devil.Which master do we choose?
Let us pray
Oh Lord Jesus, today you teach us the importance of trusworthiness and also to choose God over the evil one. Grant we pray help us to be trustworthy and choose God as our master.
Amen
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