November 8, 2014
Saturday
31st Week in Ordinary Time
1st Reading: Phil 4:10–19
Gospel: Luke 16:9-15
Jesus said to his disciples, “And so I tell you: use filthy money to make friends for yourselves, so that when it fails, these people may welcome you into the eternal homes.“Whoever can be trusted in little things can also be trusted in great ones; whoever is dishonest in slight matters will also be dishonest in greater ones. So if you have not been trustworthy in handling filthy money, who could entrust you with true wealth? And if you have not been trustworthy with things which are not really yours, who will give you the wealth which is your own?“No servant can serve two masters. Either he does not like the one and is fond of the other, or he regards one highly and the other with contempt. You cannot give yourself both to God and to Money.”The Pharisees, who loved money, heard all this and sneered at Jesus. He said to them, “You do your best to be considered righteous by people. But God knows the heart, and what rises high among humans is loathed by God.”
D@iGITAL-EXPERIENCE
(Daily Gospel in the Assimilated Life Experience)
Just as any dirty broom can be used to sweep untidy places, so money which is associated with all kinds of evil can be put to good use. Jesus advised his listeners to use filthy money to widen their circle of friends. Money is not evil per se; it is how people use it that makes it filthy.When one uses money to help others, he is like sending construction materials ahead to heaven for his future abode. It is in this sense that construction of your home in heaven begins here on earth.
People are reluctant to use money this way because of the mentality of scarcity. A person operating with this mentality hoards especially when times are hard. Those sporting the abundance mentality, however, are able to help even when they themselves think they need help. They can still part with their hard-earned money for noble causes because they believe that when they give, God will do a good turn and will reward him in good measure, pressed down and flowing over.
We support the abundance mentality because it is in keeping with today’s Gospel message on the wise use of money. While keeping for the rainy days is a virtue, it should not justify hoarding, bearing in mind the lot in store for those “who store up treasure for themselves instead of making themselves rich in the sight of God” (Luke 12: 21).Brooms are dirty because they are used to clean the surroundings. If money should be as dirty it should be because it is soiled by so much toil to make the lives of others worthy of their dignity as children of God. – Rev. Fr. Dan Domingo P. delos Angeles, Jr., DM. Email:[email protected]. Website:www.frdan.org.
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