Wednesday 22nd August, 2012
Queenship of Mary. Ezekiel 34:1–11. The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want—Ps 22(23). Matthew 20:1–16.

  
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The Lord says this: I am going to look after my flock myself and keep all of it in view.

Jesus. by your words and actions you show the face of God, our loving Father and Shepherd. You show God as one who cares, whose love is not measured out according to our deserts but rather poured out without measure.

It seems unfair that the landowner didn’t recognise true worth or effort. Perhaps the whole point of the story is that we are all late-comers to the vineyard. Our efforts are quite puny. but God gives us the ‘full day’s wage’—eternal life. You, Jesus, the gift of God’s love, assure us how much God takes our concerns to heart, how much he cherishes us. Never will God drive a hard bargain, for he is love.