Children's Liturgy, Sunday November 16th 2008

Children's Liturgy Sunday November 16th 2008.

Today we heard the parable of the talents, which can be found in the Gospel of Saint Matthew, Chapter 25: 14-30.
In the time of Jesus, a talent was a piece of valuable metal, but when Jesus tells the story, he means the gifts which God has given to each person.
In the story, someone goes away for a while, asking servants to look after the talents. One servant simply buries his to keep it safe. When the owner returns, he is angry that the servant has wasted his opportunity.
We should use our talents to help other people, not keep them for ourselves.

We talked about the individual talents we have. God wants us to share what we can do with everyone else, so we all enjoy the things each of us can do.