Wednesday, October 23, 2013 29th Week in Ordinary Time 1st Reading: Rom 6: 12-18 Gospel: Lk 12:39-48
Jesus said to his disciples, “If the master of the house had known at what time the thief would come, he would not have let his house be broken into. You also must be ready, for the Son of Man will come at an hour you do not expect.”
Peter said, “Lord, did you tell this parable only for us, or for everyone?” And the Lord replied, “Imagine, then, the wise and faithful steward whom the master sets over his other servants to give them food rations at the proper time. Fortunate is this servant if his master on coming home finds him doing his work. Truly, I say to you, the master will put him in charge of all his property.
“But it may be that the steward thinks: ‘My Lord delays in coming,’ and he begins to abuse the menservants and the servant girls, eating and drinking and getting drunk. Then the master will come on a day he does not expect him and at an hour he doesn’t know. He will discharge his servant and number him among the unreliable.
“The servant who knew his mas ter’s will, but did not prepare to do what his master wanted, will be punished with sound blows; but the one who did what deserved a punishment without know ing it shall receive fewer blows. Much will be required of the one who has been given much (…).”
D@iGITAL-EXPERIENCE
(Daily Gospel in the
Assimilated Life
Experience)
Below are some suggestions one can try in order to become a good steward. They are so arranged to form the acronym ‘steward’ for better recall.
“Strive to be sincere”. The word sincere comes from the Latin “sine” (without) and “cera” (wax). A waxed steward is a dangerous steward because this beclouds his accountability. Closely related to this is “Truthfulness”. A steward stands true to his role even in the long absence of his master. He “Endures until his Master’s arrival”. Intermittent service is not the way of a wise steward precisely because the master can arrive any moment. In all these he must wield “Wisdom”. Only the exercise of wisdom can overcome the temptation to abuse power in the absence of the master.
A steward must be “Accountable all the time” because that is the only way the Master is assured that his property is in good hands. He will “Reap his well-deserved reward” because when in constancy a steward serves, the master will find him ready when he comes and will give him the reward he deserves.
Finally, a steward must “discern” and pray: “Lord, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference” (Reinhold Niebuhr). – Rev. Fr. Dan Domingo P. delos Angeles, Jr., DM. Email: dan.delosangeles@gmail.com. Website: www.frdan.org.
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