Today’s parable is about a master and his servant, but what it is really about is our relationship with God. What I believe Jesus is trying to say today is that any good thing we do for God and his glory is very small compared to what he has done for us and for humanity. We are not called do what we do for God in expectation of gratitude and rewards in return. We are the ones called to have an attitude of gratitude and thanksgiving and humility. Common preface IV from the 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 graciousness, we know that God is not in debt to us, that God does not owe us anything. On this election day, 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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