Jesus' parable of the Laborers in the Vineyard [Matthew 20:1-16] is just as perplexing to us today as it was to the disciples: a landowner sends laborers into his vineyard to work, but at the end of the work day pays them all a day's wages, whether they worked a full day or only one hour. From a business sense, this would be a baffling decision on the part of the landowner. But as an illustration of God's grace, it is perfectly accurate.
In this sermon, Fr. Jeromie Rand delves into this parable and its implications for "an economy based on grace," an economy of abundance, and what it means to be laborers in the economy of God.