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<span style="background-color:rgb(208,224,227)"><b>today's Gospel gives us the challenging parable of the talents.</b></span> A man
goes on a journey, but before leaving he entrusts his money to three of
his servants. To one he gives five talents, to a second, two, and to a
third, one.</span><br><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:18px;font-weight:400;line-height:inherit;text-decoration:inherit;font-family:georgia,"times new roman";font-style:normal"> </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:18px;font-weight:400;line-height:inherit;text-decoration:inherit;font-family:georgia,"times new roman";font-style:normal"> </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:18px;font-weight:400;line-height:inherit;text-decoration:inherit;font-family:georgia,"times new roman";font-style:normal"> </span><br><span style="background-color:rgb(208,224,227)"><b><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:18px;line-height:inherit;text-decoration:inherit;font-family:georgia,"times new roman";font-style:normal">The
first man trades with the five talents. The second does the same, and
both receive a rich return on their investment. The third man cautiously
buries his talent. When the owner returns, he praises the first two
servants and gives them greater responsibilities, but the third man he
upbraids.</span></b></span><br><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:18px;font-weight:400;line-height:inherit;text-decoration:inherit;font-family:georgia,"times new roman";font-style:normal"> </span><br><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:18px;font-weight:400;line-height:inherit;text-decoration:inherit;font-family:georgia,"times new roman";font-style:normal"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,242,204)"><b>Jesus
loved to use <span style="background-color:rgb(217,234,211)">examples drawn from the world of business</span>.</b></span> And he
especially liked <span style="background-color:rgb(255,242,204)"><b><span style="background-color:rgb(217,234,211)">this dynamic of investment </span>as a model of the spiritual
life.</b></span> <span style="background-color:rgb(217,234,211)"><b>The reason is clear,</b></span> and I've said it to you often. <span style="background-color:rgb(255,242,204)"><b>God exists in
gift form.</b></span> Therefore, <span style="background-color:rgb(255,242,204)"><b>if you want his life in you, you have to learn to
give it away. </b></span>Think of the
talents as <span style="background-color:rgb(255,242,204)"><b>everything that we've received from God</b></span>—life, breath, being,
powers. Because they come from God, <span style="background-color:rgb(255,242,204)"><b>they </b><b>are meant to become gifts</b></span>.<span style="background-color:rgb(234,209,220)"><b> If
<span style="background-color:rgb(217,234,211)"><span style="background-color:rgb(234,209,220)">you</span> </span>cling to <span style="background-color:rgb(255,242,204)">them</span>, in the manner of the third servant,</b></span> <span style="background-color:rgb(255,242,204)"><b>they </b></span><span style="background-color:rgb(234,209,220)"><b>don't</b></span> <span style="background-color:rgb(255,242,204)"><b>grow;</b></span>
<span style="background-color:rgb(234,209,220)"><b>in fact, <span style="background-color:rgb(255,242,204)">they </span>wither away.</b></span></span></b></b></b></b></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><div id="DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2"><br> <table style="border-top:1px solid #d3d4de">
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