🙏 SUNDAY INSIGHTS - 25TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 🙏

First Reading - Amos 8:4-7 

Second Reading - 1 Timothy 2:1-8 

Gospel - Luke 16:1-13

Every one of us is entrusted with time, talents, and opportunities. The question is not whether we have received something from God — because we all have — but how we choose to use it. Life is a stewardship, and one day we will give an account to the Master. This is the heart of today’s readings: the call to live with integrity, to place God above all else, and to use what He gives us for good.

The prophet Amos warns against those who chase wealth at the expense of justice, who exploit the poor and bend the rules for their own gain. His words remind us that dishonesty, no matter how cleverly disguised, cannot escape the gaze of God. We are stewards, not owners, and how we treat others reveals the truth of our hearts.

Paul, in the second reading, shifts our vision higher. He urges us to pray for all people, including leaders, so that we may live in peace and godliness. Prayer widens our hearts, reminding us that our faith is not only personal but also communal. We are entrusted with the responsibility of interceding for the world, of lifting others before God, and of being instruments of His peace in society.

Jesus, in the Gospel, gives us the parable of the dishonest steward. While the steward’s corruption is condemned, his foresight and urgency are highlighted. He knew his time was short, and he acted decisively to secure his future. Jesus uses this image to awaken us: if people can be so resourceful for things that pass away, how much more should we be committed and decisive for things that endure forever? He concludes with a challenge that pierces the heart: “You cannot serve both God and money.”

Dear friends, the invitation for us today is clear: choose your Master. Will we live for wealth, comfort, and passing gain? Or will we live for God, whose Kingdom endures? When God is our Master, everything else finds its rightful place. Wealth becomes a tool for generosity, power becomes service, and life itself becomes a gift poured out for others.

Let us, then, be inspired to live each day as faithful stewards, making choices that reflect eternity, not just the moment. May we act with courage, pray with sincerity, and serve with love, so that when our stewardship is measured, the Lord may say to us, “Well done, good and faithful servant. Enter into the joy of your Master.”