10 Nov 2017
The weather is getting colder; there was a little bit of snow
yesterday. Those are pretty indications
that winter is coming. And so we’re
getting ourselves ready for it: making sure the snow blower is in good order,
replacing the rakes with snow shovels, getting out the salt, making sure
there’s enough hot chocolate in the house.
And that’s like the “dishonest steward” in the gospel. He saw that he was on the verge of getting
fired, and so he started to prepare for it right away. He acted with prudence.
And there are any number ways we can apply this parable to
our own lives. The approach of winter is
one situation where we can act with prudence.
Maybe there are financial difficulties where we’ll need a strategy to
get through it. In the wider Church, of
course, we’re experiencing a significant downturn; we can’t keep going on as we
have; now is the time for Catholics to act with prudence.
We should always hope in God, of course. God will always see us through whatever’s
coming our way. But, at the same time,
it’s a joint effort. God’s doing his
part, and we have to do ours. God gives
us wisdom, prudence, knowledge, and so on.
But it’s up to us to actually use them.
When it comes to life’s challenges, God is doing his part; with
prudence, we have to do our part.
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