Saturday of week 31 in Ordinary Time
Gospel – Luke 16:9-15
“For what is thought highly of by men is loathsome in the sight of God.’” The key to understand the gospel passage is this phrase of Jesus. What we think as noble could be disgusting in the sight of God. When I read this phrase again and again. The question comes: What are the things which I think noble in my life and around me? Then I would think, “imagine, if these things are disgusting to God, where am I?”. Our value is to be centered around God. If we fix our value around things we consider as noble and important, those things could be disgusting to God, and we will find ourselves senseless. With whatever we associate, it is not those things that give us value or importance. Only the relationship with God that makes our life meaningful. When we depend on other things, may be our own capacities, connections, or possessions, we may fail to serve the Lord because we feel ourselves in control of situations and our life. This is where we lose ourselves. We lose the sense of life. Therefore, the Gospel asks us: make sure the things I consider noble are not disgusting in the sight of God!