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Parable of the Talents
Contributed by
blumentopf
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Saturday, 14th November 2009 @ 01:05:42 PM in AEST
Topic:
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Matthew 25:14-30
Fine talents gave a Master to His men,
-His serfs- for them to manage and invest,
And He expected, profit, yields and gain
By their increase through proper interest.
The first man got five talents and with zest,
With single-mindedness and with great pride,
He hurried off the talents to invest,
A gifted chap he was and did alright.
The second man too ran with spunk and zeal
With his two talents which was fair enough
For he lacked aptitude and business skill,
But he made up for this by steadfast love.
The third man got one only talent, for
The Master knew he lacked in expertise.
For deals and many another chore,
And he was lazy, laggard and obese.
This chap just dug a hole into the ground,
The precious Talent therein to conceal,
So deep, that it could nevermore be found,
And it brought interest, zilch, zero, nil.
It happened that the Master then returned,
The status of His boons and gifts to see,
If interest on the latter had been earned,
Through dedication and integrity.
The first two men obtained a great reward,
For efforts made the Master's reign to spread,
His kingdom and the Glory of the Lord,
But for the third man it looked rather bad.
Ah! wasted Talent,- buried in the ground,
What bitter loss, malheur, and what a shame,
Concealed,- it never made the world go round
The glory of its Master to proclaim.
So waste no talents dearest friends I plead,
Lo! but invest with zeal and eagerness,
And put your heart and mind and soul to it
And God will wreak increase and richly bless.
(c) Elizabeth Dandy
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Re: Parable of the Talents
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by Deidra_Carmichael on
Saturday, 14th November 2009 @ 01:26:37 PM AEST
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| I always loved this parable. It always reminded me that talent should never be wasted (even though in this case talent can mean money. It depends on the context). |
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Re: Parable of the Talents
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by longhaircg on
Saturday, 14th November 2009 @ 01:58:26 PM AEST
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I totally agree with this thanks for reminding me
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Re: Parable of the Talents
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by elle on
Saturday, 14th November 2009 @ 03:48:51 PM AEST
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| What a splendid re-telling. Your talent glorifies Gods' grace. elle :) |
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