November 15, 2026.
“For the kingdom of heaven is like a man travelling to a far country, who called his own servants and delivered his goods to them. And to one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one, to each according to his own ability; and immediately he went on a journey…”. (Mathew 25, 14-15)
The long and beautiful parable of the Gospel this Sunday invites us to think about God’s distribution of talent, and especially those which he gave us. Perhaps it appears he has given others more than us, or that he has given others some which we would have preferred. We would be surprised if we knew that perhaps those we envy actually envy us, or others whose talents they don’t have.
What it means is don’t go around comparing who has more and who has less, but see what each of us has received and make the best of it to get the best yield God expects. The Lord has invested in us and has rights to “interest”. His investment has had many facets: a religious family in which we have received faith and a high concept of morality and duty; certain cultural possibilities; being born in one country and not another; health; friends; meeting a certain person or group who has helped you so much in life, and so on with so many things. All are gifts of God, which he has given us not by whim or so that only we benefit from them, but so that they produce fruit from which all can be enriched. God has a right to a portion of the harvest, in proportion to what he has invested. And if it isn’t done, don’t forget what the parable also teaches: to he who doesn’t give back, God will demand retribution.
Intention: I will examine the talents I have received, to give thanks to God and to yield for them. What would happen if by not yielding fruit they were taken away from me?