PRAYER PAUSE
Friday 10 November 2017, St Leo
THE
MASTER PRAISED THE DISHONEST STEWARD
Pause. Enter into the stillness
of God within.
Reading: “The master praised the
dishonest steward for his astuteness. For the children of this world are more
astute in dealing with their own kind than are the children of light” (Luke 16:1-8)
Reflection. At first sight it is
puzzling that “the master” praises dishonesty. But the parable is not so much
about the morality of the man; the point is he took action. He saw his
situation and did something about it. Jesus is trying to shake up his
contemporaries. “You are in a tight situation. Do something about it. The
kingdom of God has come among you. Act! If you don’t it will pass you by and
you will end in disaster.” We can look around at our situation today. There are
issues crying out to be addressed – in climate change, in the way we do
politics, in social justice, in our personal relationships and in our life in
the Spirit. They cry out for courage and imagination. We cannot just sit on our
hands. At least the dishonest steward did something. We don’t have to agree
with his morality but we can be inspired by his “get up and go.”
Prayer.
Lord, give us light to know what we can do and the courage to do it. Amen.
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