All are freely invited, but he who comes unwashed and presumptuous will be cast out into the darkness.

No one is admitted who is unprepared." Another of His parables concerning the Kingdom of Heaven disturbed them.

It was that of the unjust steward whom his master praised because he had prudently used the money entrusted to him in order to provide for himself.

The steward knew that he would be dismissed, and secretly remitted to his master's debtors a part of their debts, so that he might stand well with them.

And he did right! "But, can we purchase the Kingdom of Heaven with goods that are not ours ?" A mule-driver interposed: "I understand the story thus: None of us has any property on earth.