15-Nov-26 (Matthew 25:14-30)

The Parable of the Talents reminds us of two things. First, that all of us are gifted in some ways. Second, that our responsibility is to invest those gifts in ways that benefit. For us, that means that our gifts can be put to use in doing work in the name of God here in this place. There are opportunities for us to put our hands and feet to work sharing the Good News of God's love for all people in concrete action as well as words.
Likewise, we are all gifted with some resources at our disposal. We can give of these to extend the work that we can do, not only here and now, but into times and places we might never personally reach.
As the deacons come to collect our offering for today, consider how you can be a part of both of these ways of investing your gifts..

Prayer:

Please join me now in a spirit of prayer.
God who has blessed us in so many ways, help us in turn to be blessings to others, both in what we say and the things we do.
Bless these offerings as well, that they would extend that work further into our world, bringing light and hope to those who receive from it.
We pray in the way of Jesus, our Christ, AMEN