The Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time

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 both God and mammon.

Each and every day we are given chances, great and small, to prove out trustworthiness as Disciples of Christ. However, we always have a choice. We can choose to follow our own ways, to use our time, talents, and treasures for personal gain or gratification. Or we can choose to use them for the glory of God and the good of others. In the end, we cannot serve both God and mammon. We either love ourselves and the world more than God or love God more than anything else.

Are we trustworthy in small matters of faith? If not, then how can we become more trustworthy? How can we open our eyes to the opportunities we are granted to do good in this world rather than evil?

O Lord, we are your servants and no one else's.

Amen.