St Paul is eager to tell the people of Rome of his preaching to the Gentiles – to people who do not know Christ or the new law of love.  He wanted to go where the Christian message had never been heard, much less honored.  And the gospel parable is about a man taking care of himself in questinable business deals.

The question arises from these scriptures “Where is God in all of this?”  We can ask the same question today:  “Where is God in the business world?”  Where is God in the workplace?”  The answer is:  God is there when we bring our Christian values to work, and to our business transactions.  We are God’s witnesses.  Christ depends on us to be there.  Saint Teresa of Jesus reportedly once said that, Christ has no body on earth but yours;  yours are the only eyes through which his compassion can shine forth upon a troubled world.

We fulfill our Christian task by acting justly in our work.  We witness to Christ’s love not joining in gossip, by being honest and truthful.  We are compassionate when we see someone hurting out to them.  Remember, Christ depends on us to his words and actions, and to bring his love to others. …ahp

By: Fr. Joyjoy Polinar