Jesus said, “No slave can serve two masters; for a slave will either hate the one and love the other, or be devoted to the one and despise the other. Neither can you serve both God and wealth.”
In the parable that forms Sunday’s gospel (Luke 16.1-13), Jesus surprisingly holds up an embezzler as a role model in ingenuity in protecting his own interests when he get fired. Luke’s gospel does not let the self-serving manager go without criticizing him. A series of sayings follow that pass judgment on dishonest people. The saying insists that whoever is dishonest with a little can’t be trusted with a lot. No one can trust a cheater. No one can serve two masters.
What good things do you take for granted that are beyond the reach of poor people in your area or in the world?
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