Today we will be looking at the parable of the Talents.

Although "talents" in the context of the parable refers to

money it was used by Jesus as a symbol of our faith and

the gifts or "talents" that he has blessed us with. The

essence of Christ's teaching is simple, "if you don't use it,

you lose it". As true as that is in learning a new language

or in playing a musical instrument or in

keeping physically fit, it is also true in our

spiritual lives. Having said that, it is not

so much about the the hard work of

practice as much as it is just "resting" in

Christ and letting him "pump us up".