A prayer of honesty
Fiona Reynolds
September 25, 2025
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Luke 16: 1-9 (NIV)
1 Jesus told his disciples: “There was a rich man whose manager was accused of wasting his possessions. 2 So he called him in and asked him, ‘What is this I hear about you? Give an account of your management, because you cannot be manager any longer.’
3 “The manager said to himself, ‘What shall I do now? My master is taking away my job. I’m not strong enough to dig, and I’m ashamed to beg—4 I know what I’ll do so that, when I lose my job here, people will welcome me into their houses.’
5 “So he called in each one of his master’s debtors. He asked the first, ‘How much do you owe my master?’
6 “ ‘Nine hundred gallons of olive oil,’ he replied.
“The manager told him, ‘Take your bill, sit down quickly, and make it four hundred and fifty.’
7 “Then he asked the second, ‘And how much do you owe?’
“ ‘A thousand bushels of wheat,’ he replied.
“He told him, ‘Take your bill and make it eight hundred.’
8 “The master commended the dishonest manager because he had acted shrewdly. For the people of this world are more shrewd in dealing with their own kind than are the people of the light.9 I tell you, use worldly wealth to gain friends for yourselves, so that when it is gone, you will be welcomed into eternal dwellings.
Merciful God,
if I’m honest with you, there are times when I am scared.
So often, it feels as though the world is going to hell in a handcart
and it takes all I have just to hang on for dear life.
How will I feed my family this winter when the heating bills ramp up?
What happens if the car breaks down again?
Will I still have a job when AI takes over everything?
Where will I sleep when I can no longer afford my rent?
I know I can trust in you, but it is hard.
And I am scared.
Help me, please…
help me open myself up to love and mercy when things get tough;
and stop me from turning on others and scapegoating the least of your beloved.
For I know you hold me in the palm of your hand.
I know you made us, and us all, for love and community.
I know.
I believe.
Help my unbelief.
AMEN.
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