The parable of the workers in the vineyard troubles many who believe this is a story about working for fair wages. A casual reading does leave this conclusion. This parable is not about wages but grace. Those who come to know the Lord in the 11th hour receive grace just like those who come early in life.
Is this parable unfair? Only for those who come late to know God. They would have missed out on the joy of serving the Lord all those years! Jesus' Kingdom is often upside down from the world view. How true with this parable!
In our life journey grace if offered all of our life. The most blessed people show up early. And one other note they do not resent those who come late!
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