| ; SUNDAY TWENTY TO CYCLE C. " can not serve both God and money (Lk. 16, 1-13). Today's Gospel ends with a succinct statement: " can not serve both God and money" . The conclusion of Jesus is radical Jesus that frees us to believe that money is God. We are faced with a parable that we find it uncomfortable and annoying. Its "scandalous" proves that dates back to Jesus himself, it is unlikely that a disciple would have dared to attribute to Jesus. Indeed, this parable collides with our logic: an administrator who squandered the wealth of his master whom his master will remove the job due to poor management and decided to make a noticeable reduction in the amount owed to I love every debtor. Thus, creditors would receive his master in his house after the owner fired him. And the parable ends saying: " the master commended the dishonest steward for the cleverness with which he proceeded." But how can such a compliment master unjust steward? course, puzzled by the attitude of the master. Undoubtedly, those who listened to Jesus were not expecting the end of the parable ... is a warning to all who do not totally understand that the Gospel is Good News . The key Jesus' message is: you also are in the same situation as this administrator who has the rope around his neck. It's time to make a decision. To the Kingdom of God can not wait. The unjust steward, acting wisely, has secured a new life. Jesus means that, given the current situation in which we live, who wants to be his disciple to have to act with decisiveness and wisdom. What Jesus praises the wisdom, insight and skill with which the manager proceeded to overcome difficulties. And also one final baffled " win friends with money unfair to that when it fails they may receive you into everlasting habitations " . Jesus comes to say that we need not imitate the dishonesty of the administrator, but his ability is as if we say, diligent with your goods please the Spirit of love you carry inside brings you the only true life. If ye enslaved by wealth, not find life, the joy and peace. This parable invites us to be unfair but to be clever , putting our assets to serve the needy. Therefore, says: " win friends with money unfair." Only when we share our money and use it to create brotherhood is possible the Kingdom of God on earth. Christians need to be aware of the need for us to take life. The message of Jesus requires a total rethinking life. Who sincerely listens today's Gospel, he senses that you are invited to understand, to a radically new, the ultimate meaning of goods and orientation of his life. " can not serve both God and money ." should be clarified that in the Greek text does not say "money", but "mammon", which was a Canaanite god, the god of money, ie you can not serve the God of Jesus and "mammon", the god of money. Certainly we call Lord God, but the boss of truth in our lives is the god-money); ("god" is all that is ranked only belongs to God). Money can become an idol . Money can seduce and alienate us: we may think that all purchased with the money. The most important things of life: friendship, love, health , dreams, freedom ... , You can not buy. We are so commoditized that we no longer see things only through this angle. Our consumer life and we can deteriorate even in our interpersonal relationships that counts, sometimes it is not being but having . That is a subtle alienation that separates us from the best of ourselves. Nothing we can raise the money to fully satisfy our deepest aspirations, nor can really make us happier. You can give your heart to many realities turning them into "god", but they end up making us slaves the other and ourselves. Only God as Absolute, frees us from the "idols" and puts us well in life. Currently, for many men and women the highest ideal is to gain more for more. It has awakened in our society an insatiable desire for things. "In meeting the needs we have moved to the insatiability needs." (J. Mardon). Nothing more destructive in the world today that the overvaluation of riches, which generates an unjust social system which eradicates the wing person and destroying community relations. Jesus invites us in the Gospel of this Sunday, not put our heart in having , but to support us and leave our life in Him Jesus invites us to free our hearts from everything that gives us a false security to build on what makes us live fully. Yes, we need our heart anxious, serene, and to open ourselves to the mystery of his presence. He may just be a response to the deepest aspiration of our being. Our prayer for this Sunday could be: "Lord, help us to live our lives in service of love, not money service. Enséñanos a amar con tu mismo amor. Benjamín García Soriano September 19, 2010 |
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