Today, we hear a parable from the Gospel of Luke in which each of the servants receives a coin – the equivalent of about 3 months of wages according to Scripture Scholars. Those who invest their coin and use what the king gives to them are rewarded, but the servant who keeps the coin hidden is punished. The end of the parable says that Jesus continued on his journey to Jerusalem. Jerusalem is where Jesus met his death on the cross, but it is also the place of resurrection and salvation as well.
Our parable is about a king – and this upcoming Sunday we will celebrate the Solemnity of Christ the King at the end of our Liturgical Year. We are getting ready for the start of Advent as we prepare for the coming Christmas season. We are all disciples of Christ, but we all live out of faith in different ways. We strive toward perfection, but due to our human failings, we never reach that perfection, so we ask pardon and forgiveness of God and of our brothers and sisters. Sometimes life can be very sad, when we lose a loved one or when we are going through sufferings on our journey or when we are battling an addiction, but we do our best. And we continue on our journey. How are we using the gifts God gives use – today and everyday? Because we just don’t know when our journey on earth will come to an end.
Our parable is about a king – and this upcoming Sunday we will celebrate the Solemnity of Christ the King at the end of our Liturgical Year. We are getting ready for the start of Advent as we prepare for the coming Christmas season. We are all disciples of Christ, but we all live out of faith in different ways. We strive toward perfection, but due to our human failings, we never reach that perfection, so we ask pardon and forgiveness of God and of our brothers and sisters. Sometimes life can be very sad, when we lose a loved one or when we are going through sufferings on our journey or when we are battling an addiction, but we do our best. And we continue on our journey. How are we using the gifts God gives use – today and everyday? Because we just don’t know when our journey on earth will come to an end.
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