5-6"He did the same thing at noon, and again at three o'clock. At five o'clock he went back and found still others standing around. He said, 'Why are you standing around all day doing nothing?'
7"They said, 'Because no one hired us.' "He told them to go to work in his vineyard.
8"When the day's work was over, the owner of the vineyard instructed his foreman, 'Call the workers in and pay them their wages. Start with the last hired and go on to the first.'
9-12"Those hired at five o'clock came up and were each given a dollar. When those who were hired first saw that, they assumed they would get far more. But they got the same, each of them one dollar. Taking the dollar, they groused angrily to the manager, 'These last workers put in only one easy hour, and you just made them equal to us, who slaved all day under a scorching sun.'
Imagine this story told today—
Notice the first line “The kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard.” Identify for today the hirer, the vineyard, the marketplace, the first hired, the second, the last—.
Engage in the dialogue of hiring—
Now hear the dialogue of paying—
Where are you in the story? What are you feeling?
What does justice look like in the kingdom of heaven?
Matthew writes in chapter 19 and 20
But many who are first will be last, and the last will be first. (19: 30)
So the last will be first, and the first will be last." (20: 16)
Ponder these words in your mind, in your heart, in your soul. Respond in your whole being.
13-15"He replied to the one speaking for the rest, 'Friend, I haven't been unfair. We agreed on the wage of a dollar, didn't we? So take it and go. I decided to give to the one who came last the same as you. Can't I do what I want with my own money? Are you going to get stingy because I am generous?' The Message
Imagine this story told today—
Notice the first line “The kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard.” Identify for today the hirer, the vineyard, the marketplace, the first hired, the second, the last—.
Engage in the dialogue of hiring—
Now hear the dialogue of paying—
Where are you in the story? What are you feeling?
What does justice look like in the kingdom of heaven?
Matthew writes in chapter 19 and 20
But many who are first will be last, and the last will be first. (19: 30)
So the last will be first, and the first will be last." (20: 16)
Ponder these words in your mind, in your heart, in your soul. Respond in your whole being.
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