In Christian circles the Beth Moore is a big deal. She has written many books and speaks to large crowds across the nation. Just the mention of the name Beth Moore draws attention.
At Willmar Electric Beth Moore means something else. She is our Controller. She hasn’t written a book but we would take her over the other Beth Moore any day. (Our Beth Moore is also a wonderful and Godly person.)
Our Beth Moore is unique. (In a good way.) She has told me on many occasions that one of her favorite parts of her job is collections. You read that correctly, Beth claims to love making collection calls. As a company this is a very important role and it is extremely valuable to have people that are willing and able to handle the task.
The last time she gave me an update on collections and a reminder of how much she enjoys the task I couldn’t help but think of the “Parable of the Talents.”
The story commonly called the “Parable of the Talents” appears twice in the Bible both the Book of Matthew (Chapter 25:14-30) and the Book of Luke (19:12-28). The story appears in Matthew as follows.
14 “For it is just like a man about to go on a journey, who called his own slaves and entrusted his possessions to them. 15 To one he gave five [a]talents, to another, two, and to another, one, each according to his own ability; and he went on his journey. 16 Immediately the one who had received the five talents went and traded with them, and gained five more talents. 17 In the same manner the one who had received the two talents gained two more. 18 But he who received the one talent went away, and dug a hole in the ground and hid his [b]master’s money.
19 “Now after a long time the master of those slaves *came and *settled accounts with them. 20 The one who had received the five talents came up and brought five more talents, saying, ‘Master, you entrusted five talents to me. See, I have gained five more talents.’ 21 His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful slave. You were faithful with a few things, I will put you in charge of many things; enter into the joy of your [c]master.’
22 “Also the one who had received the two talents came up and said, ‘Master, you entrusted two talents to me. See, I have gained two more talents.’ 23 His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful slave. You were faithful with a few things, I will put you in charge of many things; enter into the joy of your master.’
24 “And the one also who had received the one talent came up and said, ‘Master, I knew you to be a hard man, reaping where you did not sow and gathering where you scattered no seed. 25 And I was afraid, and went away and hid your talent in the ground. See, you have what is yours.’
26 “But his master answered and said to him, ‘You wicked, lazy slave, you knew that I reap where I did not sow and gather where I scattered no seed. 27 Then you ought to have put my money [d]in the bank, and on my arrival I would have received my money back with interest. 28 Therefore take away the talent from him, and give it to the one who has the ten talents.’
29 “For to everyone who has, more shall be given, and he will have an abundance; but from the one who does not have, even what he does have shall be taken away. 30 Throw out the worthless slave into the outer darkness; in that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
I am not going to go into a long sermon or explanation of the story for you. But what I can tell you is that Our Beth Moore is an example of somebody that takes what she is given in both talents and tasks and multiplies them both at work and away from the office.
She is a great example of our core value of being thrifty and I have always considered the parable above to be the perfect example of being thrifty.
(The parable may also relate to the other Beth Moore but I have never met her. For all I know she is just as wonderful as Ours.)
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