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Theo Tigno•
11/4/2005 1:04 pm
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Friday, November 4th 2005 |
Luke 16:1-8
Jesus said to his disciples, "A rich man had a steward who was reported to him for squandering his property. He summoned him and said, 'What is this I hear about you? Prepare a full account of your stewardship, because you can no longer be my steward.' The steward said to himself, 'What shall I do, now that my master is taking the position of steward away from me? I am not strong enough to dig and I am ashamed to beg. I know what I shall do so that, when I am removed from the stewardship, they may welcome me into their homes.' He called in his master's debtors one by one. To the first he said, 'How much do you owe my master?' He replied, 'One hundred measures of olive oil.' He said to him, 'Here is your promissory note. Sit down and quickly write one for fifty.' Then to another he said, 'And you, how much do you owe?' He replied, 'One hundred measures of wheat.' He said to him, 'Here is your promissory note; write one for eighty.' And the master commended that dishonest steward for acting prudently. For the children of this world are more prudent in dealing with their own generation than the children of light."
Dawg's thought:
Today's prayer intention is for those who have fallen away from the Church, that they may come back to the mercy and wonder of Our God.
Forgiveness and Grace...
Forgiveness when we fail God in our thoughts and our actions. Forgiveness when we fail our neighbor in charity and mercy. Forgiveness when we fall back into sin...
Grace when we desire to please God in our thoughts and our actions. Grace when we need to treat our neighbor with charity and mercy. Grace when we desire to sin no more...
Let us act as the prudent steward, who although he fell, did what was needed in order that he may live. Let us live as children of God in our times of darkness. Take care and God Bless.
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