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"He that had received one went and digged in the earth, and hid his Lord's money."-ST. MATTHEW XXv. 18.

E had but one talent, while others were given more.

doing. It seemed as if, in his case, his Master had not sown, and had no claim to reap. He shrank from the hard work needed to make the most of his small gifts. His lowly tasks seemed to promise little honour. He gave himself to earthly toil, and wilfully and sullenly hid the God-given talent of light and grace. He pleaded fear of his Lord's hardness; but true fear would have roused to careful work. What he failed to improve was taken away. He was cast out as "wicked and slothful."

MY gifts may be small, my place among men lowly;

may have to work harder than others, and yet seem to do less for God. But God knows what I have from Him, and will ask only for the fruit of that. He looks not to the worth of what is done, but to the spirit in which I do it. He is no hard, grasping Master. He gives me the work and the help which are best for me and for His cause. Though I seem last in privilege, I may be first in faithfulness. I am "wicked and slothful" if I grudge others their larger talents, and have hard thoughts of God, and, in slavish fear of failure, will not make the most of what is mine. Have I been slothful, hiding what I was given to use for God, "digging in the earth," toiling only for time? Have I, perhaps, wickedly turned my talents to evil uses? Let me labour no more against the grace that stirs and strengthens me for holy work. Let me act with it, and in hope and love do what I can, where I can, as well as I can. So I can trust my work and myself to God.

LORD, save me from sloth and slavish fear, lest I be unprofitable. Grant me, with glad will, and true heart, and sure hope, to use all my gifts well for Thee.

Time was I shrank from what was right, from fear of what was wrong;

I would not brave the sacred fight, because the foe was strong; But now I cast that finer sense and sorer shame aside:

Such dread of sin was indolence, such aim at heaven was pride,