Praying with the Parables (Matthew 25:14-30)
Have you ever tried to pray with the parables of Jesus? Myers and Debode suggest that they represent some of the oldest traditions in the New Testament and that there is something “wild and subversive” about them.
In “Towering Trees and Talented Slaves”, they argue that “Most churches that do focus attention on Gospel parables spiritualize them relentlessly. Typically, the parables are preached as ‘earthly stories with heavenly meanings’. Thus stories about landless peasants and rich landowners, or lords and slaves, or lepers and lawyers are lifted out of their social and historical context and reshaped into theological or moralistic fables bereft of any political or economic edge or consequence.”
Here’s a different take on “The Parable of the Talents.” Share your reactions in the comment box. Thank you.
