Faithful servant, take risk for God’s kingdom!
We are at the end of Mathew’s Gospel and Jesus is about to do his triumphant entry into Jerusalem (Palm Sunday). It is time for Jesus to entrust his Church to his disciples, he teaches us a great lesson. Even if his second coming is not imminent, the disciples of all times will need to take initiatives so that his message may bear fruits. This great teaching is drawn through a parable. “A man going on a journey called his servants and entrusted them his property;to one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one, to each according to his ability.” God loves us all and treats us equally but each person according to their abilities. All he asks of us is to trust Him as he trusts us to the point of entrusting his kingdom. He does not hold us accountable for what is beyond our capacities. Like with the two first good servants, God would like us to enter into his project of salvation. “Do only what you can do for the kingdom of God. Do it to your abilities. Do it well”. God trust is something marvellous as he even expects us to take risks and initiatives with what he has entrusted us. “Master, you gave me five talents, and I made five more”;” Master, you gave me two talents and I made two more”. And we can hear the Master Praising and encouraging such servants: “You have been faithful in little, I will set you over much.” This is indeed what I read from the Book of Proverb: “Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be still wiser; teach a righteous man, and he will increase in learning.” (Prov.9:9). Dear Sisters and Brothers, entrusted to his Word and his kingdom, may we take initiatives and bear fruits for his kingdom so that you can hear: “Good and faithful servant … enter into the joy of your Master”
Blessed Sunday!
Fr. Georges sac