Gospel Note
The parable of the pounds is the last event in Luke's travel account of Jesus' journey to Jerusalem. The episode adds to Luke's emphasis on Jesus' teaching to the disciples about the proper use of material possessions. Luke also refers to kingship, which prepares the disciples for Jesus' entry into Jerusalem. The parable is a corrective to the popular notion about the End: although the kingdom of God is "among" the disciples there is a sense in which the kingdom is not to appear immediately.…