Use Your Fear

Call to mind the parable Jesus told about a wealthy man who gave three of his servants a sum of money, a “talent,” and then left on a trip, expecting the servants to do something with the money. 

When he got back, he had them come to him for a report.  He told the five-talent and the two-talent servants, “Well done, good and faithful servant!”  But when he got to the one-talent servant – he used words like “wicked” and “lazy” and “good for nothing.”  He was angry with the servant who didn’t even try, and the consequences were pretty rough!  I think the same cou...