Saturday, November 11, 2023 - Will you do all that you do today to the best of your ability?

To read the texts click on the texts: Romans 16:3-9,16,22-27; Lk 16:9-15

These verses are found only in the Gospel of Luke and continue what was begun in 16,1-8, but also make a new beginning with the phrase, “and I tell you” in 16,9. The disciples are called to use wealth to make friends. If they use their wealth to help others, they can be assured that they would be welcomed into their homes when their wealth is all used up. The person who is faithful in little will also be faithful in much. However, one who is unfaithful in little will also be unfaithful in much. And, if a person is not able to manage honestly that which is given in trust he/she will surely not be given what actually belongs to him/her. If that person cannot be faithful with worldly wealth that has been entrusted to their care by God, how can God give them their treasure in heaven? While wealth must be used, it must never be allowed to control a person or use him/her. Wealth must be at the service of human beings not be served by them. God alone is the one to be served.