In looking at our Gospel selection in this Sunday’s Gospel it can seem as if Jesus is suggesting that someone who is stealing or misusing resources should be complimented for begin good at being a thief. There are several ways we can respond to this scripture but first think of the effort thisperson puts into responding once he is told that his easy life will be ending. Look at how hard he works to provide himself with a solution that will allow him to be assured of a place to continue his ability to survive. The response of Jesus is not telling us that working this hard at cheating an employer is a wonderful thing to do, but rather what we are to notice is the effort and resourcefulness that the creative person comes up with. What we are to most notice is that this person is more creative with money issues than what usually happens in our spiritual lives. If we are this creative in the small difficulties with money then shouldn’t we be more creative and resourceful when it comes to our spiritual lives because our spiritual lives are so much more important than what happens with our money.