Fr. Michael writes: The parable in the Gospel today speaks to us about God. Through the story we are invited to imagine a God who bestows gifts on all of us – and so we are gifted. He is a God who gives talents to all of us – and so we are talented. What matters is not what people’s talents are, but how they are used in the service of the Kingdom. The parable imagines God as a gambler, one who is forever taking risks in entrusting us with his gifts. He has no guarantee on his return but that is the risk. He dares us to share a common enterprise; he trusts us to do it in our own way, knowing that if it succeeds both his will and ours will be done.33rd Sunday of the Year