"God" Does Not Punish Nor Reward
Matthew 20: 1-16 gives us the parable of the workers in the field. Jesus tells the story of the landowner who hires workers in the field and pays them all the same, regardless of what time of the day they began to work for him. While many of us may think it is not fair that someone who starts working in a field first thing in the morning should get paid the same as one who works starts working after lunch, this parable tells us that the way of the Divine is different from our way. It is this... Sign in to see full entry.