Well Done, Good and Faithful Servant
“God doesn’t require us to succeed. He only requires that we try.”
— Mother Teresa
Don’t you love it when someone gives you a big “thumbs up” for something positive you’ve done well?
Remember the story Jesus told about the 3 servants who were given their master’s possessions to take care of while he was out of town? The master came home later and found that 2 of the servants doubled their portion, but the 3rd, just buried his in the ground. For the two successful servants, it meant using what they had been given to make more. They probably thought every day about how to explain their undertakings to the master when he returned. They had to take a risk with what they had been given. They might fail—but they would have at least tried.
Today, let’s ask ourselves, “What are the pssessions — the gifts, the talents, the abilities — that God has given to me? And then let’s think about how we’re using them to the best of our ability — to change our lives and the lives of others.”
At the end of the day, don’t we want to see our Heavenly Father — giving us a big thumbs up, and hear the words spoken to the two faithful servants who used their abilities the best they could? “Well done, good and faithful servant!”