Topsy-Turvy: Living In The Biblical World
Gospel Sermons For Sundays After Pentecost (Middle Third) Cycle C
It's a perplexing story. Of all of Jesus' parables, this story of the Unjust Steward is the most baffling. What makes it such a "holy mess" is the conclusion in verse 8: "And his master commended the dishonest manager because he had acted shrewdly." Someone gets praised for unethical behavior?
What could that possibly mean? Luke the Gospel-writer was so confused by what the story meant that he attached four different interpretations to it! Sometimes you almost wonder if these stories of Jesus aren't just big jokes.