The story of the talents is a powerful reminder of God’s generosity to each one of us.  In the parable, the master, upon learning that one of his servants had made an additional five talents is so impressed that he says, “Come share your master’s joy”, and to another servant he says, “Since you were faithful in small matters, I will give you great responsibilities.”
 
God has been generous to us and we are expected to multiply that generosity in the way that we build His Kingdom on earth.  What are the means by which we accomplish this great task?  Sharing our Time, Talent and Treasure in the pursuit of building our parish community.  I can’t imagine that my answer surprised you.  What a horrible moment it would be if we stood before God on judgment day and had nothing to say for ourselves.
 
The parable presents a rather grim end for the servant who did nothing with the one talent that the Master had given him.  Our parish should be justly proud of itself because so many people continue to share their gifts with us and the parable of the talents reminds us that God expects this sharing to be an important part of building His Kingdom in our midst.
 

 In Christ,