The Gospel reading presents two parables which communicate good messages to all of us. What does this reading tell us? That we are all sinners, even the best of us, and in front of the holiness of God, we have nothing to boast of. St. Catherine of Siena once said, “I am nothing plus sin.” Let no man claim to be holy and righteous without first acknowledging his sinfulness. In this way we will stay humble and remember our place before God. If only the most wealthy, the most powerful, the most beautiful and most capable among us would have this attitude, then the world would be a much better place to live in.
Accepting ones condition one enters into a relationship of faith with God. Accepting our weaknesses means we would like to be what our God wants us to be. To know that we are sinners and stand in God's loving support in order to do the things which we are called upon to do. We lose nothing when we accept our lowly condition. It is in here that lies the great seeds of our growth. Being small does not mean we lose everything or we have no power whatsoever. Being small has the potentiality to be great and then everyone would accept us as we are. we become givers to the others.
When we make mistakes and when it comes to acceptance of it, we as human hesitate. we think about the other one, What she or he would think of us, we would lose our position, lose our friends, we would be no more famous and popular as we were in the past. But accepting our own faults and sins we open the doors of mercy and grace to flow in. 
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