Breaking the Word

"No one who lights a lamp conceals it with a vessel or sets it under a bed; rather, he places it on a lampstand so that those who enter may see the light. For there is nothing hidden that will not become visible, and nothing secret that will not be known and come to light. Take care, then, how you hear. To anyone who has, more will be given, and from the one who has not, even what he seems to have will be taken away."  (Lk 8: 16-18)

Lamp is to give light. The goal and the purpose are to give light. This should not be prevented. Every creature or every created thing has its goal and they should not be prevented from reaching that goal. Everyone should assist the other to reach its goal like the lamp which should be assisted to give light

Nothing is hidden. And there are no secrets in the world. However one may try to hid facts and keep secrets it will only meet with disappointments. Whatever may be kept hidden but it will come to light. Whatever may be kept secret but it will come to light.

Everyone who works on what he has and produces more will have more (more will be give) and anyone who does not work on what he has then even what he has will be lost (=will be taken away). Word of God is like the light which cannot be hidden but it will be made known to public and this will become the light for those who see it and it will only lead from success to success for those who work on it.

Then he also said to his disciples, "A rich man had a steward who was reported to him for squandering his property. He summoned him and said, 'What is this I hear about you? Prepare a full account of your stewardship, because you can no longer be my steward.'…

 No servant can serve two masters. He will either hate one and love the other, or be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon." (Lk 16:1-13)

The parable of the dishonest steward has to be understood in the light of the Palestinian custom. The master who lends things like oil or grain of wheat was obliged to receive the real amount together with interest which would also be in kind. So the debtors were obliged to return the real amount which was borrowed together with the amount which was agreed upon as interest for the borrowing.

At times the stewards who were acting as agents on behalf of their masters were obliged to receive this amount of interest as commission. The master would receive only the real amount that was given to the one who borrowed. The dishonesty of the steward consisted in the squandering of his master's property (Lk 16:1).

The master commends the dishonest steward who has forgone his own commission on the business transaction by having the debtors write new notes that reflected only the real amount owed the master (i.e., minus the steward's profit). The dishonest steward acts in this way in order he may be welcomed by the people when he left the job as the steward. The steward was interested in the relationship and friendship with the people than the material gain (the commission).