I'm thankful to have made the effort to get up early yesterday to attend morning Mass despite it being a public holiday. Fr Luke Fong's homily on the gospel reading certainly gave a new learning to Luke 16, the parable of the Dishonest Steward.
What if the 'dishonest' steward that gave discount to his master's debts is Jesus? In our imperfect and sinful ways, there's no way for us to enter the perfection of Heaven. We will always fall short. By our own right, we will never deserve the perfection of God's Love and Heaven. Jesus came and by dying on the cross made up the difference for us. He gave us a 'discount' by dying on the Cross. On further reflection.. In the secular world, especially in Singapore, we go into a frenzy when the Great Singapore Sale comes around. Some of us wait with much anticipation and excitement for the discount. How often do we remember the greatest 'discount' as already been given to us by Christ when the going gets tough? In our moment of trials and tribulations, I pray that we will remember the 'discount' that Christ paid for us by dying on the Cross. Then, maybe, we will be more excited with our journey to God.
