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Recently our bible study group studied the parable of the talents (Matt 25:14-30). A man who is preparing to leave on a journey entrusts his possessions to his servants. He distributes his wealth among three servants, apportioned to them on the basis of their abilities. To the first he entrusted five talents (a Jewish measure of money), to the second two talents, and to the third one talent. The first two servants quickly set to work with their master’s money. The ones who received five and two talents invested the money and gained ten and four talents as a result. They ‘put the money to work’ and it yielded great gains. Out of fear, the third servant decided to play it safe and bury his talent. He didn’t want to risk losing the talent or facing his master’s wrath. However, in ‘playing it safe’ he didn’t yield any gain.
