In today’s Gospel, Jesus
tells the chief priests, the scribes and the elders a parable of “a man who
planted a vineyard, put a hedge around it, dug a wine press, and built a tower.
Then he leased it to tenant farmers and left on a journey. ” At the proper time
he sent servants to the tenants to obtain the produce. The tenants beat some of
them and killed others. Then the farmer sent his only son, thinking that they
would respect him and give him the produce for which the farmer sent him.
Instead of respect, they treated his son worse than the servants and, in fact,
killed him as well. Jesus reminds the chief
priests, the scribes and the elders of the Scripture passage that states: “The stone that the builders rejected has
become the cornerstone; by the Lord has this been done, and it is wonderful in
our eyes.” Then and there, they wanted to arrest Jesus but didn’t dare
because of their fear of the crowd. So they simply walked away in sad and anger.
Ever find yourself in a
situation where someone brings you a message that you do not want to hear? And
when that happens, have you ever felt tempted to lash out, to attack that
person to his/her face or behind that person’s back, attempting to prove
his/her message false? The person God
sent may very well be “the cornerstone,” upon which we are able to build a firm
foundation in the faith, live in the truth, transforming our lives into lives worthy
of the Kingdom.
Lord, open my eyes to the
messengers you send my way, especially those whom I am tempted to dismiss
and/or even abuse verbally.
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