Do not begrudge God’s generosity-HOMILY FOR WEDNESDAY OF THE 20TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME
Do not begrudge God’s generosity-HOMILY FOR WEDNESDAY OF THE 20TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME Judges 9:6-15; Ps.21; Matthew 20:1-16a In the gospel reading of today, Jesus told a parable to his disciples teaching us that we should not begrudge God’s generosity. The point made by the parable is that whatever comes from God is not a payment for whatever good we may have done but an act of His generosity. Our efforts to do good are only co-operation with the gratuitous Grace of God. So, let no one feel deserving of God’s blessing, neither can we accuse God of being selfish when our desires are not meant as we would have expected. Another point this parable teaches us is that fact that everyone does not have equal opportunity in life. Some are more opportune than others; some were earlier opportune than the others. Whatever be the case, what is of utmost interest to God is that we make the best use of whatever opportunity we’ve got. Being always at our BEST is the watchword. This was simply the c...