Jesus said to
his disciples: “I tell you, make friends for yourselves with dishonest wealth,
so that when it fails, you will be welcomed into eternal dwellings. The person
who is trustworthy in very small matters is also trustworthy in great ones; and
the person who is dishonest in very small matters is also dishonest in great
ones. If, therefore, you are not trustworthy with dishonest wealth, who will
trust you with true wealth? If you are not trustworthy with what belongs to
another, who will give you what is yours? No servant can serve two masters. He
will either hate one and love the other, or be devoted to one and despise the
other. You cannot serve God and mammon.”
The
Pharisees, who loved money, heard all these things and sneered at him. And he
said to them, “You justify yourselves in the sight of others, but God knows
your hearts; for what is of human esteem is an abomination in the sight of
God.”
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Reflection:
What is
dishonest wealth and true wealth that Jesus speaks about in our gospel?
Dishonest wealth is any material wealth that you presently possess true wealth
is no other than Jesus Himself. Material wealth is dishonest wealth in the
sense that it will not give you peace, serenity and contentment no matter how
big.
Has anyone of
us found peace and contentment with the money that we have? No, we have not
found the serenity that we have been looking for. In fact, the more money,
power and wealth we have the more that we have no peace of mind. This is the
paradox of earthly wealth and power: it will not give us the peace of mind that
we have been longing for. This is the reason why this is called dishonest
wealth.
What is true
wealth then? When you have Jesus in your life you already have this true wealth
no matter if you are materially poor and no matter if you are sick. Because
when you have Jesus in your life you lack nothing and you will not anymore
desire for anything.
What is the
worth of your life if you have all the wealth and power in this world yet you
don’t have Jesus? - Marino J. Dasmarinas
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