Daily Gospel Reflection for November 10, 2023

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Today's Gospel: Luke 16:1-8

Stewards in Palestine at this time often engaged in some questionable practices. One common one was to charge debtors way more than what they owed the master and then take the extra profit for themselves. The master wasn’t upset with him for this. Instead, he was going to be dismissed for squandering the master’s property. So, when the dishonest steward calls in the debtors, he isn’t reducing their debt to the master. Instead, he is taking away the large profit he himself planned to make off the transactions. In doing so, he earns their gratitude, thereby insuring he will have friends to turn to after he is fired. The master then commends him for this prudent action.

Prudence is one of the four cardinal virtues. According to the Catechism of the Catholic Church, “Prudence is the virtue that disposes practical reason to discern our true good in every circumstance and to choose the right means of achieving it” (1806). The dishonest steward was no pinnacle of virtue, but in choosing to get rid of the interest he was charging, he made a good choice. Hopefully, in our own lives, we work at making prudent decisions on a more consistent basis.

It is important to work at making good choices. As with any other virtue, the more we practice it, the more we develop it. We can ask the Holy Spirit for help in making wise, prudent decisions when it comes to money as well as any other aspect of our lives where we need decision-making help.

Ponder:

Is there a choice that you are struggling with right now? How does that decision-making change if you view it through the lens of choosing the “true good?”

Pray:

Dear Lord, please help me to make prudent choices in all the decisions I make today.

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