Today’s parable about a master and his servant is an analogy about our relationship with God. In this parable, perhaps Jesus is telling us that any good thing we do for God and his glory is small compared to what he has done for us and for humanity. We do not serve God mainly in expectation of gratitude and rewards in return. We are the ones called to have an attitude of gratitude, thanksgiving, and humility. The common preface IV for daily Mass for weekdays states: “For, although you have no need of our praise, yet our thanksgiving is itself your gift, since our praises add nothing to your greatness, but profit us for salvation through Christ our Lord.” If we live out our lives of discipleship in gratitude and thanksgiving, we know that God is not in debt to us, that God does not owe us anything. Today is our national election day. We the contentious political reality we have been facing in recent years, I know a lot of us will be relieved when this election cycle is over. I remember what President John F Kennedy, a practicing Catholic, famously challenged us to do in his inaugural address in 1961: “And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you — ask what you can do for your country. My fellow citizens of the world: ask not what America will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man.” What great words we can apply to our lives of faith. May all of us, both as individuals and as a community, honor God with our life of faith and with our service.”
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