MINISTER’S NOTE 15 NOVEMBER 2026
This Sundays reading is one that I have wondered about often, in fact every time I have preached on it, for it seems to suggest that Christian Faith and more particu-larly Christian Service is like the capitalist system, some get more (Giftedness or talents or whatever) and do or make more, whereas others get less, and do or make less and some get least and become disillusioned at such an unbalanced approach and opt out altogether. Those that get more do the right, good thing whereas those that get the least do the bad thing and have even the little they had taken away from them to make the rich richer. Everything in me says “No” to that understanding of Christian discipleship! However, things are never as they seem!
Vuyelwa reminded us last Sunday that at this time of the Christian year our focus is on The Kingdom of God, and that the first part Matt 25, The Parable of the Wise and foolish Virgins, is a call for us to live attentively to The King-dom in our midst, anticipating its coming, preparing faith-fully for its coming, and letting Love, the currency of this Kingdom, shape our everyday lives and actions.
I want to suggest that following on from that, the next passage, our reading this Sunday, the Parable of the Tal-ents, is an invitation to further ground ourselves in how to live as a Kingdom people, so that our lives can be more effective instruments of His Kingdom breaking out into our broken world.
Let’s explore how, on Sunday!!
See you there, in person or virtually.
David.