So if you have been dishonest in handling filthy money, who would entrust you with true wealth?
And if you have been dishonest with things that are not really yours,
who will give you that wealth which is truly 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 is highly esteemed by human beings is loathed by God.
REFLECTION:
'Whoever is faithful in very little is faithful also in much;
and whoever is dishonest in very little is dishonest also in much’.
We immediately understand this common sense statement, but often are not willing to
give small things their due importance in the formation of our heart.
Small acts of selfishness, of little transparency, of not taking our prayer life seriously,
do have an impact bigger than we want to admit, as do small acts of love, care and honesty.
‘You cannot serve God and wealth’: crystal clear words, that even nowadays generate ridicule.
This gospel is a reminder that the world is becoming totally obsessed with accumulating
ever greater amounts of wealth, totally disregarding the plight of those who are unable or
incapable of entering this race.
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