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:
Do you
recognize that Jesus has given you talent/s to help Him advance His teachings
in this world?
Whether
we like it or not our day of reckoning will eventually come. There He will ask
us this question: What have you done to the talent/s that I have given you? Did
you properly use it to help those who are in need? Did you use it to advance my
teachings?
Some of
us will answer in the affirmative. Others will be on the negative for the
reason that we only used our God given talents for our own self interest: to
earn a living and so forth.
Others would even have excuses like: How can I use
my talents for the church when I don’t know anybody there? How can I give my
talents for the church when I don’t even have enough time for my family? These
are valid excuses, right?
However,
if there’s a will to be of service in our local churches there would be a way.
God will find it for us.
The big
question mark is, are we selfless enough to share the talent/s that God has only
loaned to us? – Marino J. Dasmarinas
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