Gospel:
Matthew 25:14-30
Jesus
told his disciples this parable: "A man going on a journey called in his
servants and entrusted his possessions to them. To one he gave five talents; to
another, two; to a third, one--to each according to his ability. Then he went
away. Immediately the one who received five talents went and traded with them,
and made another five. Likewise, the one who received two made another two. But
the man who received one went off and dug a hole in the ground and buried his
master's money.
After a
long time the master of those servants came back and settled accounts with
them. The one who had received five talents came forward bringing the
additional five. He said, 'Master, you gave me five talents. See, I have made
five more.’ His master said to him, 'Well done, my good and faithful servant.
Since you were faithful in small matters, I will give you great
responsibilities. Come, share your master's joy. Then the one who had received
two talents also came forward and said, 'Master, you gave me two talents. See,
I have made two more.' His master said to him, 'Well done, my good and faithful
servant. Since you were faithful in small matters, I will give you great
responsibilities. Come, share your master's joy. Then the one who had received
the one talent came forward and said, 'Master, I knew you were a demanding
person, harvesting where you did not plant and gathering where you did not
scatter; so out of fear I went off and buried your talent in the ground. Here
it is back. His master said to him in reply, 'You wicked, lazy servant! So you
knew that I harvest where I did not plant and gather where I did not scatter?
Should you not then have put my money in the bank so that I could have got it
back with interest on my return? Now then! Take the talent from him and give it
to the one with ten. For to everyone who has more will be given and he will
grow rich but from the one who has not even what he has will be taken away. And
throw this useless servant into the darkness outside where there will be
wailing and grinding of teeth.
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Reflection:
What if
the master did not return? There would have been no accounting for the servants
most especially the third unproductive servant who was given one talent. But
the master returned thus creating a problem for the third servant.
Inaction
or status quo is never an option in our faith life or even in our life itself.
We have to move we have to take calculated risk and sweat it out otherwise we
will not grow and bear fruit in our faith life. The same with our daily
existence; if we would just lay idle and not move we will not survive we will
die of hunger.
Because
of his laziness and lack of initiative to move the third servant was labeled as
useless by his master. He was thrown into the darkness of hell where there was
grinding and wailing of teeth.
By our
baptism the Good Lord has entrusted us also with talents and responsibilities
according to our abilities. If we are parents we have this inherent
responsibility which we must use for us to become good and Godly parents.
In what
manner could we become good and Godly parents? We teach our children about our
faith for the simple reason that we are the first formators or teachers of our
children. The home is also the domestic church or the little church where children
are initially introduced to Jesus and formed with values. Parents must also
teach children how to live simply because God created us to live simply and not
to live complicated and worldly lives.
How else
could be become productive talent bearers of the Lord in this world? We have to
serve the church in whatever capacity, we have to integrate our faith life with
our parish church for us to grow more in our faith life. And of course we also
have to teach and live our faith so that through us it could grow further.
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