Saint Charles Borromeo, Bishop
Friday of week 31 in Ordinary Time
Gospel – Luke 16:1-8
Jesus is highlighting our attitude to give up when we face difficulties in living our vocation as children of light. ‘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.’ The dishonest steward did not give up when he faced the situation of losing his job. He finds a way to deal with it and comes out successful. So, the question is: when this man is doing this, why are we giving up? The moment we see difficulties and challenges we give up doing the good. Even before doing something good, we think about the challenges rather than the beneficiaries. The difficulties and challenges instill in us fear to continue. Whereas they should not instill in us fear but it should inspire us to think of overcoming this difficulties and challenges using our intelligence and creativity. Therefore, the Gospel puts before us the question: are you finding ways to continue the good you are doing or are you giving up because of the challenges and difficulties?
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