Thoughts to ponder for Pentecost 23: Matthew 25:14-30 What is initially striking in this parable is the superabundance of gifts – money and time. A talent is equal to about 6,000 denarii. Since one denarius was a common laborers daily wage, a talent would be roughly equivalent to 20 years wages for the average worker. Five talents, the largest amount entrusted to any of the servants, is comparable to one hundred years worth of labor, an astronomical amount of money. The second gift is the gift of time, a “long time.” We live in a culture that places so much value on things happening immediately, even instantaneously, that we have become unaccustomed to waiting or being able to take our time. What would you do if you were given “five talents”? What would you do if you were given “a long time”?
Posted on: Sat, 15 Nov 2014 19:00:01 +0000
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