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How does the Parable of the Talents from Matthew’s Gospel relate to our own lives?
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How does the Parable of the Talents from Matthew’s Gospel relate to our own lives?

If the last few years have taught us anything, it’s learning or relearning how to slow down.

There is a quote from one of my favorite movies—Hope Floats—that I often find myself returning to. It seems to sum up this whole concept

We always need to have our eyes open and our hearts ready. We never know when we meet strangers that we could be encountering (or even entertaining) angels.

I’ve always loved a good mystery. There’s a sense of adventure in not always knowing what’s in store for me.

Every day is a new day filled with God’s mercy and hope. We have a God of forgiveness and grace who gives us a purpose to do his will.

Thomas Merton said that what it means to be myself is to be my true self.

As we prepare to cross into a new year, we do so with grace and hope, not fear.

Living in precarity with faith in God’s providence may lead to this startling conclusion: I am rich because my needs are few. Enough will be enough.

We humans make a big deal about our differences. From favorite colors to choice of religion (or not at all), we tend to set ourselves up in a wide variety of groups. Unfortunately, this can easily lead to one group treating another as less than human, as we’ve seen time and again throughout history.