Jesus's Parable of the Talents reminds us that, in economics, if there is no investment (which implies a risk), then there is no growth. Our faith, too, must be "risked" in order for there to be growth. If we hoard our faith, keeping it to ourselves, not "risking" it by sharing it with others, then we will never grow in our spiritual life. But if we "risk" our faith by giving it to others, then it can grow. And it will!
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