Matthew 25:14 - 30
‘You have been faithful over a little, enter into the joy of your master.’
Reflection
Matthew 25:14 - 30
WORLD DAY OF THE POOR
The Gospel tells us clearly that God distributes his gifts among us as he wills and entrusts each of us with a mission. He gives us what we need to produce fruits for his kingdom and expects us to use those gifts responsibly and diligently.
No two people are exactly alike, and God treats each one individually as a unique person made in his image. We need to live before God and respond to him sincerely by using the talents he has given us to the maximum.
The servants who invest their talents and make a return on them have understood the purpose of their lives and the time they have at their disposal. These servants were generous with everything their master had given them, making it bear fruit, and they received from him the reward of greater intimacy and more responsibility.
How often are we paralysed by fear or false prudence into doing nothing, into trying to preserve ourselves!
Sometimes, we don’t take God’s gifts seriously or think we have been given very little, and we use that as a rationalisation for making no effort or producing little for God. We blame circumstances or others, but the fact is we are neglecting to produce the fruits God wants.
The master didn’t expect a return of five talents from the servant to whom he gave only one. He would have been happy with a return of one more, but the lazy servant closed in on his egoism, self-love, and laziness. We must resolve to use our God-given talents wisely to net him a significant return. epriest.com Intercom Nov 2026