Rom.15:14-21
Luke 16:1-8
A Christian's world view is out of the ordinary and radically different. We are not meant to live like the rest of the people. Even before we were born, we were chosen by God and have been" sent " to be the " salt " and " light " of the world. And God through His Holy Spirit has empowered each one of us according to our station in life to fulfill His mission of bringing the Good News to a hurting world.Therefore the various gifts, talents and resources God has given us is not exclusively meant for our use but they are to be used for ushering in God's kingdom on earth.. In short we are God's stewards and this is very clearly stated by God when He created Adam and Eve. St.Paul is an excellent example of a christian steward and this is what the first reading is all about.The steward in the parable is a worldly person who cheats his master to ensure that his future would be well provided for after he becomes jobless.This attitude, the world terms as being " shrewd " whereas in the eyes of the Law and before God he and his clients are downright dishonest. On the other hand Jesus wants us as his good stewards to use our position in life and and the resources God has entrusted to us, to win souls for Him and also to ensure our own salvation.After meeting our reasonable material needs and physical well-being the excess of time, energy and resources we may have is to be used for the material and spiritual well being of others in accordance with Gospel values. Only then by God's grace our future in heaven is ensured. As christians we deal with the wealth of this world as God's stewards with our sight constantly fixed on God's will and our gaining entrance in heaven.After the All Soul Day the church teaches us God's perspective of how we have to presently live in this world.This is what the souls in heaven and also in purgatory have in mind for us.This is the kind of " shrewdness " Jesus expects from us his disciples.
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