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.

We live in a world that is filled with real challenges. Reality is not based on or built on fairy tales or myths. Unlike playtime, life is demanding. It asks for our resources, the most precious of which is our time and effort – blood, sweat and tears. The question then becomes, how do we deal with, approach and overcome those challenges?

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