'Well done, good
and faithful servant.'
14"For it is as if
a man, going on a journey, summoned his slaves and entrusted his property to
them; 15to one he gave five talents, to another two,
to another one, to each according to his ability. Then he went away.
16The one who had received the five talents went off
at once and traded with them, and made five more talents.
17In the same way, the one who had the two talents
made two more talents. 18But the one who had received
the one talent went off and dug a hole in the ground and hid his master's money.
19After a long time the master of those slaves came
and settled accounts with them.
Matthew 25:14-30
The Three
Servants
UNKNOWN: Illustrator
of "Vie de Jésus Mafa"
Only those who risk
going too far
can possibly find
out how far they can go.
~
T.S. Eliot
He who risks and
fails can be forgiven.
He who never risks
and never fails
is a failure in his
whole being.
~ Paul Tillich
Jeanne and I went to see
Hollywood Arms on Wednesday.
Our Dine Around
with Mereth and Bob Meade.
I took a raspberry
cheesecake. Yum!!!
Saturday at the Rec Center
was our Rotary "Splash That Lasts."
These are high
school RYLA members who were serious contenders.
Then we had some less
serious contenders ...
Bill
Manning
Todd Bastian and Mark
Vickstrom
Robert and Jane sold
refreshments.
We also had younger
contenders.
Part of the Peanut
Gallery.
Shelley congratulating
her dad, Dave Rommelmann, on completing 100 laps!
There is a tide in the
affairs of men,
Which taken at the flood,
leads on to fortune.
Omitted, all the voyage of
their life is bound in shallows and in miseries.
On such a full sea are we now
afloat.
And we must take the current
when it serves, or lose our
ventures.
~ William
Shakespeare
November 16, 2008
Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time
Previous OPQs may be found at:
20Then the one who had received the five
talents came forward, bringing five more talents, saying 'Master, you handed
over to me five talents; see, I have made five more talents.'
21His master said to him, 'Well
done, good and trustworthy slave; you have been trustworthy in a few things, I
will put you in charge of many things; enter into the joy of your master.'
22And the one with the two talents
also came forward, saying, 'Master, you handed over to me two talents; see, I
have made two more talents.' 23His
master said to him, 'Well done, good and trustworthy slave; you have been
trustworthy in a few things, I will put you in charge of many things; enter into
the joy of your master.' 24Then
the one who had received the one talent also came forward, saying, 'Master, I
knew that you were a harsh man, reaping where you did not sow, and gathering
where you did not scatter seed; 25so I was afraid, and I went and hid your talent in the ground. Here you
have what is yours.' 26But his
master replied, 'You wicked and lazy slave! You knew, did you, that I reap where
I did not sow, and gather where I did not scatter?
27Then you ought to have invested
my money with the bankers, and on my return I would have received what was my
own with interest. 28So take the
talent from him, and give it to the one with the ten talents.
29For to all those who have, more
will be given, and they will have an abundance; but from those who have nothing,
even what they have will be taken away. 30As for this worthless slave, throw him into the outer darkness, where
there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.'"
Matthew 25:14-30
Agnus Day,
by James Wetzstein
To laugh is to risk appearing the
fool
To weep is to risk appearing sentimental
To reach out for another
is to risk involvement
To expose feelings is to risk exposing your true
self
To place your ideas, your dreams before a crowd is to risk their
loss
To love is to risk not being loved in return
To live is to risk
dying
To hope is to risk despair
To try is to risk failure
But
risks must be taken, because the greatest hazard in life is to risk
nothing
The person who risks nothing does nothing, has nothing, and is
nothing
They may avoid suffering and sorrow but they cannot learn, feel,
change, grow, love, live
Chained by their certitudes they are a slave,
they have forfeited their freedom
Only a person who risks is
free,
~ Author unknown
Judges 4:1-7
Psalm
123:1-4
1 Thessalonians 5:1-11
Matthew 25:14-30
