"This man, who distributes his goods among his servants according to their abilities, knows and observes his servants from within. His departure – if that man is Christ – is the postponement of the time of his return. His servants remain in the country, with an idea of what they must do. They know their master, they know that if he has entrusted something to them, it is because he trusts their human energies, their reason and their ability to put all this to good use in his service. The servants must not underestimate their abilities by setting themselves limits “a priori” or by being satisfied with mediocre results. While their master is absent, they must work with his goods as if they were their own; his interests must coincide with theirs."
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Adrienne von Speyr, Le parabole del Signore (Gleichnisse des Herrn, 1966), translation into Italian by Giuseppe Reguzzoni, Jaca Book, Milano, 2008, p. 113. ISBN 978-88-16-30459-8.
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