He who is faithful in a very
little will be faithful also in much. He who is dishonest in a very little will
also be dishonest in much. If you haven’t been faithful with worldly wealth,
who will entrust you with true riches? If you have not been faithful in what is
another’s, who will give you what is your own? No one can serve two masters,
for either you will hate the one, and love the other; or else hold to one, and
despise the other. You aren’t able to serve God and wealth.”
The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, heard
these things and scoffed at him. He said to them, “You justify yourselves in
the sight of people, but God knows your hearts. What is exalted in the world is
detestable to God. The law and the prophets were primary until John. From that
time on, the good news of God’s kingdom has been preached, and people are trying
to force their way in.
Reflection
Here’s what Jesus says: money
and possessions are unimportant; people are important. How does your life
measure up by these values? Have you resisted the lure of consumerism and
materialism?
Prayer: Show me, Lord, what
is truly important that I might not waste my life in trivial pursuits.
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