“The Servant Who Buried His Master’s Money”
Charcoal Sketch: Ronald Raab, CSC
“The Servant Who Buried His Master’s Money”
Burying our worth is evident in our day and time:
A mother buries her love for her child because of postpartum depression.
A father buries his value for his family at the bottom of a booze bottle.
A teen stifles her potential as a violinist because she cuts herself to hide her pain.
A son shuts down behind shame as he hides his sexual orientation in high school.
A recent college graduate hides his genius under a rock because of his depression.
A grandmother hoards possessions to hide her grief of losing her spouse of 53 years.
A cousin joins the army thinking that he can hide his drug abuse from his family.
An aunt collects trinkets thinking she is hiding her addiction to prescription medications.
A brother hides his abilities in mathematics because his sister is mentally disabled.
Another cousin turns down his acceptance to Harvard to care for his sick father at home.
A teenage girl quits high school to care for her meth-addicted mother.
A brother quits his artistic expressions because his father views him as effeminate.
A neighbor is now homeless because of his long-term depression from being abused.
Our value, our gift, our talent must not be hidden under a rock or buried in the ground.
Our worth comes from the miracle of our lives, just as they are in Christ Jesus.
Listen to “On the Margins”. This broadcast comes from KBVM 88.3, Catholic Broadcasting Northwest. The gospel challenges us to be for other people, servants as our King serves. Our salvation comes from visiting, serving feeding and clothing other people. Our salvation for heaven comes when we serve others on earth. Solemnity of our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe, November 23, 2014.
