Today’s Gospel is an interesting one from Matthew 25:14-30 in that it talks about how we use our God Given Gifts in this life. Now, the gospel reading itself is about a Master who gives his servants Talents, which was a form of currency in that time. Two of the servants reinvest the talents to make more for the Master. The third servant; however, buries his treasure in the ground to basically become stagnant and produce nothing.

So, let’s look at this from the perspective of what blessings God has given each of us and what we do with them. Each one of us receives unique blessings and insights from God Every. Single. Day. Many. Times. A. Day. But what do we do with them? Do we invest them and give them to others or do we bury them in our thoughts and let the moments or situations pass by? We need to be open to the promptings of the Holy Spirit so we can share or pass on our blessings. This isn’t about money….no it’s about our time, our skills to help others, our thoughtful notes to others, our little phone messages or texts to someone we know who is going through ‘things’, our unexpected gift or bag of goodies to someone, a word of forgiveness for something said in haste without really thinking, an offer to lend a hand to others, and most of all praying throughout the day for others.

All we have to do is really just stop and look around our family, our neighborhood or pay attention to other’s request for some type of support or help. These opportunities are everywhere…..But We Have To Hear and See them; then Act.

What can you do today to share a simple blessing with someone?

PJP