dishonest in greater ones. So if you have not been trust worthy in handling filthy money, who could entrust you with true wealth?
And if you have not been trustworthy with things that 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 human beings is loathed by God.
Reflection
Money is a currency of exchange. One gives
money for something and one receives it after giving
up something in return. It ought to facilitate smooth
transfer and exchange of goods. Therefore, money
is supposed to be a good servant. The problem is, when
money becomes the master, it is truly a terrible master.
It subverts the production and supply chain of goods.
It only looks at its chance to maximize itself. That is why
a lot of injustice happens. Making profit is the end goal
and money becomes dirty. But there is still a way out
when one, in a momentary weakness, succumbs to the
lure of money. You can use it to right the wrong that
you have done. You can plow it back to remedy the
disturbance you caused by your momentary greed in the
natural order. Jesus counsels us to make friends with the
use of money. They would come handy to help us when
we are in our own dire need.
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