Management Skills – Day 22 of 40

Armodoxy for Today – Management Skills – Day 22 of Lent

In the Parable of the Dishonest Steward which we read yesterday (Luke 16), we find another character, like the one from last week – the Prodigal Son – who is far from the model you would expect in a religious story, and yet, Jesus uses him, he has the audacity to use him to teach us a lesson in life. It is a lesson in stewardship – managing the assets that we have in life.

Vivimos en un mundo lleno de desafíos reales. La realidad no se basa ni se construye sobre cuentos de hadas o mitos. A diferencia de los juegos, la vida es exigente. Nos pide nuestros recursos, de los cuales los más valiosos son nuestro tiempo y esfuerzo: sangre, sudor y lágrimas. La pregunta entonces es: ¿cómo enfrentamos, abordamos y superamos esos desafíos?

Jesus tells us that the challenges of life are real. They are to be met and overcome. The resources to do so are in place and need to be used. In his words, we are called to use “worldly wealth” to network and deal with the people of this world. In other words, in this world we must use the tools that this world offers, that is the “legal tender” of this world. Don’t shun those tools by ascribing some definitions based on your moral compass. Don’t pretend that you exist in some other world that is apart from the one we inhabit. This world is very real. Remember, you passed the half-way mark of Lent. Behind you see the road that brought you here but ahead of you is the one that unites you to the road of life. We need to use the means of this world to survive this world. What are those means? Our talents. The talents given to us by God.

An act of charity today is to become a steward of something that is in need of care, your church, a family or friend who is need of care. Fast from making practicing your faith only on Sundays.

Today’s recipe is Susty’s Super Tofu Salad, at the link below.

We pray, Heavenly Father, I thank You for the blessings You have bestowed upon me. Grant that I manage those talents in the ways that are pleasing to You and bring and harmony to our world. Amen.

Lenten Recipes by Deacon Varoujan: Recipe 22: Susty’s Super Tofu Salad

Cover Photo: K.T.Nalik 2010