The faithful and wise servant

“Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom the Master puts in charge of His servants to give them their food allowance at the proper time?” (Lk 12:42)

The Lord gives to us so that, not only will we be built up, but we will build others up as well. We individually cannot become the total image of Jesus Christ our Lord, but the Church conglomerately will, if each member shares. You see, the Church is the sum total of its parts.

“From Him the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its work.” (Eph 4:16).

It is frustrating to focus only on our own personal growth because we never see the end of our need for it. But if we focus on the purpose for which Jesus shares with us, we will feed others from the spiritual food we were entrusted with. They need what we have. And, in sharing with others, we are being like the One Who shared with us.