Other servants are sent. Some are beaten, others are murdered. Finally, the man sends his son. The tenants kill him also.
The story is told, initially, to make the chief priests and scribes and elders reflect on the way they have responded to God's servants. Every story in the bible had a life when it was told, but takes on new life when it is retold among us. What is this story saying to you? To me?
Certainly, we continue to benefit from a vineyard which we did not create. Clearly, we have harvested much good and desirable fruit. What of that are we returning to the one who placed us in this vineyard?
When asked if we will join others on Sunday afternoons to tie fleece blankets for needy neighbors, will we respond?
Could we sacrifice our Sunday afternoon (Oct 4) to walk in the CROP Walk for Hunger?
Are we prepared to make a few phone calls to students who have left their childhood homes,come to this new and strange place, and remain in need of a caring community of support?
Are God's servants going away empty handed, when they come to us to ask for a share of our energy and our time?
Read Mark 12. Hear this parable - as a message to you. Do not allow it to merely justify thoughts of condemnation for others. How is God calling you to apply this story in your own life?
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