Rev. Fr. Emmanuel Emenike Onyia.
HOW FAR CAN YOU BE TRUSTED WITH THE THINGS OF THIS PASSING WORLD
Walking through the streets, I observed how people struggle with the things of this life; I felt their passion, determination, and willingness, even amid corruption and life's challenges. How I wish we could put such energy into working towards the things that edify our soul.
This is what Jesus is telling us in our Gospel passage today when he said, " Use money, tainted as it is, to win you friends, and thus make sure that when it fails you, they will welcome you into the tents of eternity. For the man who can be trusted in little things can be trusted in great; the man who is dishonest in little things will be dishonest in great. If then you cannot be trusted with money, that tainted thing, who will trust you with genuine riches? And if you cannot be trusted with what is not yours, who will give you what is your very own?
Here, we have the continuation of yesterday’s parable of the dishonest steward, in which today Jesus explained its meaning and how it can be related to the lives of the people, telling us that we should be careful not to fall into the temptations of money and other worldly pleasures which are trying to lead us away from God and the salvation he has given us.
Dear friends, today we are called to live a life of integrity. Each and every one of us is called to be a good manager and custodian of whatever blessings and resources God has given us, for we are all reminded that we have been called to follow the Lord and to devote ourselves to Him wholeheartedly. And St. Paul in our first reading tells us that there is nothing we cannot master with the help of the One who gives us strength.
LET US PRAY: Heavenly Father, as we listened to your words today, may we not be carried away by the things of this passing world. Rather, give us the grace to live a life of integrity and to develop our societies positively; we ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen. Have a grace-filled weekend.
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