For it is as if a man, going
on a journey, summoned his slaves and entrusted his property to them; to one he
gave five talents to another two, to another one, to each according to his
ability. Then he went away. The one who had received the five talents went off
at once, traded with them, and made five more talents. In the same way, the one
who had the two talents made two more talents. But the one who had received the
one talent went off and dug a hole in the ground and his master’s money…But the
master replied. “You wicked and lazy slave! You knew, did you, that I reap where
I did not sow and gather where I did not scatter? Then you ought to have
invested my money with the bankers and on my return, I would have received what
was, my own with interest. So take the talent from him and give it to the one
with those ten talents. For to all those who have more will be given and they
will have abundance; but from those who have nothing, even what they have will
be taken away. As for this worthless slave, throw him in the outer darkness,
where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”
In
his homily, Father Patrick Fitzpatrick cited the saying “come as you are” which
goes beyond how you are dressed. God calls the poor, ordinary men, and entities
to be His followers. God is the source of life. He gives us talents, to use
what we have and not bury it for safekeeping. Those who play it safe, their
talents will be taken away. What matters is to use it and have the life God wants us to be. It is a tragedy if we show nothing of what we have on earth. Father
Patrick reminded us of the Olympics game in London where Oscar Pistorius, an athlete
who has two prosthetic legs, inspired the world of his strengths and
courage to compete in the track and field. We are now left with a challenge to
ask ourselves what are we doing to what God
has given us.
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