Work to make Heaven. (HOMILY FOR SATURDAY OF THE TWENTY-FIRST WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME, YEAR II (AUGUST 31, 2024)
HOMILY FOR SATURDAY OF THE TWENTY-FIRST WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME, YEAR II (AUGUST 31, 2024) 1Cor.1:26-31; Ps.33; Matthew 25:14-30 Work to make Heaven Someone once said that there are two categories of people who cannot make heaven: those who cannot love and those who cannot work. In the gospel, Jesus tells a parable about a man who entrusted different quantity of talents to his servants. I find this very striking! The master entrusted ALL servants with talents. Talents here are abilities which become productive and fruitful when put into use. God has not created anyone without a talent (an ability). It therefore means that no one is incapable of giving or contributing to the building of God’s kingdom; no one is incapable of working (at least in one way or the other). God has made us to be working agents; when we fail to work, we negate the purpose of our creation. Does this say something to those who horde things for their generations yet unborn? God will never stop creating people with a