But you, brothers and sisters, are not in darkness,
for that day to overtake you like a thief.
The LORD comes like a thief in the night for those who live in darkness. But those that know Jesus are the children of the light. The day does not overtake us like a thief. Although we can't predict the day or the hour we don't fear it. We look forward to it and welcome it.
Therefore, let us not sleep as the rest do,
but let us stay alert and sober.
We stay alert and sober by remembering to put the time, talents, and treasure of the master to good use while he is away on a journey. It doesn't matter what we start with and it doesn't matter what we finish with as long as we are faithful to put them to use.
See, I have made two more.'
His master said to him, 'Well done, my good and faithful servant.
Since you were faithful in small matters,
I will give you great responsibilities.
Come, share your master's joy.'
Darkness and fear can make us want to squander the gifts of the master while he is away. We are afraid to lose even what we have. But this is a false fear. It arises when we worry too much about ourselves without realizing that the light that shines through us does not come from us. We are always able to gain interest on the talents we are given if we are just willing to put them to work.
This is what makes the wife in today's reading from Proverbs so compelling. She puts her gifts to good use.
Charm is deceptive and beauty fleeting;
the woman who fears the LORD is to be praised.
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