Matthew 21:33-43

The owner of the vineyard sends out his servants to collect from his tenants. But the tenants beat one, killed another and stoned a third.

The owner then decided to send his own son. But the tenants rejected the son and killed him too.

The owner is God and the tenants are the people of Israel. The servants are the prophets and other messengers sent to convert Israel.

The Son is Jesus who was rejected and killed.

Although this story was told about two thousand years ago, this does not mean that it doesn't apply to us today.

We need to make sure that we are good tenants and take care of the vineyard and remember that God is in charge.

God created us to be the stewards of the world. He gives each of us a particular work to do in his vineyard.

God also give us the grace and the freedom to fulfill our responsibility – to produce the fruits of the Kingdom.

We are God's “tenants” who need to exemplify God’s ideals in action in today's world.

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