All the Lambs will be Allowed in the Kingdom

My Dearest Brothers and Sisters in Christ:

Who deserves the rewards of heaven more - the person who worked all their life for God or the person who found God just minutes before their death. In today’s gospel reading (Matthew 20:1-16), were hear the parable about the laborers in the vineyard. First thing in the morning, the owner goes out and gathers a group of laborers and agrees to pay them a day’s salary. Each hour throughout the day, the master hires more laborers. At the end of the day, each of the laborers receives the same pay. The laborers that worked only one hour were paid the same amount as the laborers that had worked 12 hours. The laborers that worked 12 hours said to the master, “These last worked only one hour, and you have made them equal to us who have borne the burden of the day and the scorching heat.” But the master replied, “Friend, I am doing you no wrong; did you not agree with me for a denarius? Take what belongs to you, and go; I choose to give to this last as I give to you.” Jesus does not care when we find him, but only that we find him. All our labor is equal if it is given to God in Heaven. Our God is most generous and most forgiving. Why should we expect anything else from our God? If he is truly compassionate, then the last will receive what he has given the first. We should feel relieved that all the lambs we bring to God will be allowed into the Kingdom of Heaven. This is also why we must be forgiving and not dwell on the past. We should only look to the future when we all celebrate at the table of our Lord.

A Simple Prayer Lord, I am your servant and your laborer, May I be worthy to sit at your table. Give me the strength to bring others to your table.

Yours in Christ Michael Marcon