“I am not strong enough to dig and I am ashamed to beg, I know what I shall do…” In the, from our perspective, very strange parable of the “unjust steward” Jesus commends him for “acting prudently.” The steward knows his gifts and knows the system and uses it for his own ends. The parable suggests that the “children of light” should do the same. What are our gifts as Christians? We know that “love is stronger than death.” We know that “for those who love God all things work for good.” We know that “whatsoever we do for the least” we are doing for Jesus.” We know that “there is neither slave nor free, male or female, Jew or gentile but all are one.” The challenge of this parable is to apply what we know to a world where such values are obscured by competition, prejudice and greed.
