"Disturbing Parables: Living Beyond Justice" - Matthew 20: 1-16

In the second of three sermons on famous parables of Jesus, we look at the Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard. Parables are meant to disturb us and upend the usual way we think about the world. I guess like me, you wish the world were a more just place. We could settle for that, as far from reality as that seems! But what if God calls us to live beyond justice, and to live an unmerited generosity in the world instead? What if being just is the very least we should expect of ourselves, and if really, we should be more concerned about being generous more than being just?  The sermon was delivered by guest preacher Rev. Scott Rennie on August 18, 2024. The scripture reading was from Matthew 20: 1-16.