Carmelite homily for Lectionary 489 – Friday, November 8, 2019
We have a very interesting parable Gospel passage today – about the shrewd steward who lessens everyone’s invoice so they feel indebted to him and take him in when he’s fired. And Jesus admires this! Why? Maybe because the steward shows gumption and creativity. And that’s what Jesus wants. Even the great Teresa of Avila says, “I was strikingly shrewd when it came to mischief.” I think that’s the call of today’s Gospel – to be strikingly shrewd. Jesus seems to like it.