On this next to last Sunday of the Christian year, we hear Jesus’ parable about a master who entrusted 3 servants with an abundance of his treasure. While 2 of the 3 took the risk to double the master’s resources, the last reacted in fear and buried what he had been given. We ponder the abundance of God’s grace in our own lives, and pray for the courage of the Spirit to free us from our fears and inspire us to share what we have been given during our lifetimes to accomplish the purposes of God’s kingdom — so that we too may receive these beautiful words, “Well-done, good and trustworthy servants … may you know the full joy of our master!”