Gospel Reading: Luke 6:10-13
You cannot serve both God and mammon.
Jesus said to his disciples: “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.”
Saint's Words:
Do you have wealth? It is a good thing. But only if your use of it is good. You will not be able to make good use of it if you are evil: wealth is an evil for the evil, a good for the good. Not that it is a good in the sense that is makes you good, but it is converted into good when it is in the hands of the good.
--Augustine, sermon
Prayer:
Dear Lord Jesus! Let Your Holy Spirit Love through us, a perfect unselfish Holy Love; so that we lay down all worldly ambitions, give up our wills, do Your Holy Will, and not on seeking worldly material things, or vain worldly status.
Take our thoughts away from attempting to amass money. Take our desire away from seeking worldly wealth or fame. Take our eyes away from looking on vain worldly appearances.
We give You our lives, do with us as You Will. Make our lives useful to Your service. We want to lift up Your Name Jesus, not our names. We want You to use us according to Your Divine purpose. In Your Holy Spirit, Jesus, we pray. Amen.
