Excellent, most helpful and thought provoking! Even those things that seem bad or unhelpful can be a gift to be used for others, for ourselves and to glorify God. St. Paul tells us in a couple of places to praise and thank God even for that which seems awful because it can be a gift from God in disguise!
Thank you for your insight into this Gospel reading…I have always struggled interpreting it into my life…between St Thomas and you I have a handle on what JESUS is teaching me.
From this perspective, I am not the one who buried his talent. In today's culture Fear is the state of mind most want you to have. It is the underlying current when you purchase anything, seek a flawless mate and/or develop your talent through smoky eyes acquire with medication, illegal drugs, alcohol or some other sinful action. Fear is used to motivate people. Some can overcome this fear, two did in the passage. The remaining one was overcome with the fear of the evil one and probably no help or advice from the other two. Sadly many will be the final one. No one wants their comfort zone disturbed. It is too much work because their mental energy is so low addressing anything else is an issue. I myself have develop my talents. Now I have buried them to rest in the Lord and wait for my true love to show up and communicate with me.
Thank you so much for your reflection. This has always been a difficult one for me because I seen myself as the final one.
St. Thomas Aquinas has a way of helping us to see clearly what has previously been unclear or worrisome. I’m so glad that this reflection touched you. May God bless you.
Excellent, most helpful and thought provoking! Even those things that seem bad or unhelpful can be a gift to be used for others, for ourselves and to glorify God. St. Paul tells us in a couple of places to praise and thank God even for that which seems awful because it can be a gift from God in disguise!
Thank you for your insight into this Gospel reading…I have always struggled interpreting it into my life…between St Thomas and you I have a handle on what JESUS is teaching me.
From this perspective, I am not the one who buried his talent. In today's culture Fear is the state of mind most want you to have. It is the underlying current when you purchase anything, seek a flawless mate and/or develop your talent through smoky eyes acquire with medication, illegal drugs, alcohol or some other sinful action. Fear is used to motivate people. Some can overcome this fear, two did in the passage. The remaining one was overcome with the fear of the evil one and probably no help or advice from the other two. Sadly many will be the final one. No one wants their comfort zone disturbed. It is too much work because their mental energy is so low addressing anything else is an issue. I myself have develop my talents. Now I have buried them to rest in the Lord and wait for my true love to show up and communicate with me.
Thank you so much for your reflection. This has always been a difficult one for me because I seen myself as the final one.
St. Thomas Aquinas has a way of helping us to see clearly what has previously been unclear or worrisome. I’m so glad that this reflection touched you. May God bless you.