Today’s readings illustrate both the centrality of justice and faithfulness as well as the danger of materialism. They show that God’s love, which is for all, particularly notices the victims of injustice (First Reading from the prophet Amos), and the poor, who are lifted up by God (Psalm).
The Second Reading (a letter attributed to St Paul and sent to Timothy, the first bishop of the Church at Ephesus) concerns prayer, and emphasises God’s desire that all are to be saved. It encourages the young Timothy to continue in the way of truth through the one mediator, Jesus Christ.
The parable of the dishonest manager (who uses his master’s resources for his own gain) allows Jesus to teach about faithfulness (Gospel). But his main point is about the impossibility of serving two masters.