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Theo Tigno•
11/16/2010 5:34 pm
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Wednesday, November 17th 2010 |
Luke 19: 11-28
While people were listening to Jesus speak, he proceeded to tell a parable because he was near Jerusalem and they thought that the Kingdom of God would appear there immediately. So he said, "A nobleman went off to a distant country to obtain the kingship for himself and then to return. He called ten of his servants and gave them ten gold coins and told them, 'Engage in trade with these until I return.' His fellow citizens, however, despised him and sent a delegation after him to announce, 'We do not want this man to be our king.' But when he returned after obtaining the kingship, he had the servants called, to whom he had given the money, to learn what they had gained by trading. The first came forward and said, 'Sir, your gold coin has earned ten additional ones.' He replied, ‘Well done, good servant! You have been faithful in this very small matter; take charge of ten cities.' Then the second came and reported, 'Your gold coin, sir, has earned five more.' And to this servant too he said, 'You, take charge of five cities.' Then the other servant came and said, 'Sir, here is your gold coin; I kept it stored away in a handkerchief, for I was afraid of you, because you are a demanding man; you take up what you did not lay down and you harvest what you did not plant.' He said to him, 'With your own words I shall condemn you, you wicked servant. You knew I was a demanding man, taking up what I did not lay down and harvesting what I did not plant; why did you not put my money in a bank? Then on my return I would have collected it with interest.' And to those standing by he said, 'Take the gold coin from him and give it to the servant who has ten.' But they said to him, 'Sir, he has ten gold coins.' He replied, 'I tell you, to everyone who has, more will be given, but from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away. Now as for those enemies of mine who did not want me as their king, bring them here and slay them before me.'"
After he had said this, he proceeded on his journey up to Jerusalem.
Dawg's Thought:
Today's prayer intention - for the repose of the soul of Vidal Torres.
Have you ever had a responsibility you didn't want? When I was a child, I was given the usual responsibilities a lot of children do: dry the dishes (I was the youngest so I got to dry the dishes), water the lawn and the plants, and fill up the food and water for the dog (not to be confused with 'Dawg'). I did it although I didn't understand why I was the one chosen with these tasks (which, looking back at it now, I really didn't have that many tasks).
Now that I'm grown up, I know that it was work that I had to do to contribute to the "domestic church."
What I tend to gloss over many times is that the one who received the ten gold coins has the most responsibility. Yet, that does not take away from the fact that the servant who only received one gold coin had an important responsibility as well.
As we are co-workers with Christ in building the Kingdom of God, we have been called with certain responsibilities. Something I struggle with is that when I am not chosen with the responsibility I desire, I tend to "bury" my talent because I feel like my offering is unworthy. I bury it in my pride that has been damaged. I bury it with envy for those who have been chosen with the task. I bury it with self-pity.
Why would God entrust you with something precious? Being a Giver of good gifts, I could imagine that it would be for our own good and for the good of the Kingdom of God. I may have not been the one chosen to wash or rinse the dishes, but drying them contributed to the dishes being ready to be served for another meal. I may not have been chosen to do the lawn-mowing, but watering contributed to the beauty of the garden.
Know and trust that God has given you a beautiful gift. It is that gift that will allow you to contribute to the beauty of the Kingdom of Heaven and the beauty of your soul.
Take care and God Bless.
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