Confronted by the prevailing realities of our materialistic world, we are challenged by the Word of God to reflect our responses as followers of Christ. Jesus does not praise or commend the wrong or dishonest means the steward employs for his good purpose, but for the 'prudence' with which he acted in a critical situation. In other words, this advice concerns the proper use of material possessions in the face of crisis in ones life. The steward represents 'the children of the world' who know how to cope with situations in life by using wealth and power to win friends who will, in a way, give them some form of security.

St. Luke also advocates the prudent use of money by remaining faithful to the call of God in our daily life. So, we as disciples of Christ cannot allow money or material possessions to govern our lives.

Prophet Amos in the first reading, spelt out how we can fall prey to injustice in order to secure personal gain especially in our manner we treat the poor. St. Ambrose said: "You are not giving the poor person the gift of a part of what is yours. You are returning to him something of what is his." How profound the statement is. So as stewards of all that belong to God, we are to be careful in the use of our gifts/talents which are God-given.