Husband and Wife, a very nice metaphor of the love between Christ and his Church (in the Old Testament readings). Though the Gospel today speaks of how must an individual Christian lives, the readings intend to show it in a general way.
The Parable of the Talents is how each one of us, who possesses different skills and talents, must use it for the greater glory of God and the sanctification of his people. We do not own one, it is a gift from the source of all that is good.
To have gifts from God is meant to be shared. The greatest gift is our life. How do you share it?
The Church is the best example of a faithful wife who shares everything she has which came from his husband, and a fruit of her husband's labor. She opens everything that we may suck fully from her breast that we may be fully strengthened and matured to serve others. We need to learn from her and to imitate her who is all good, loving, and caring.
As Christ prepares us for his glorious coming, which is symbolizes on the end of the liturgical year, it is the right time for us to check ourselves: Have I used my talents, especially my life, properly? Have I been a good child to my Mother, who shares what is good, love those who are unloved, and cared for those who are in need of a "Godly" caress?
We already sucked fully from our Mother's breast, we suck continuously from her, therefore we are strengthened and matured continuously. Now, did we used rightly and properly the teachings of Our Mother which came from her husband - Jesus - and lived it to the very best we can?
