Our Weekly Thought – September 28 - October 4, 2020

Jesus is sharpening his arguments against the religious leaders, clergy and non-clergy alike. Jesus spoke in parables, this one describing unworthy tenants who disrespected everything that the owner stood for, to the point of killing the owner’s son. When someone disrespects an institution so baldly, they have no right to continue in that place. They must be replaced at the earliest opportunity, forever banished from representing the owner ever again. This is why people rise up to oppose such leaders as Vladimir Putin, because they are despicable people, interested only in themselves. Jesus reminds us that God returns to us, again and again, with entreaties to be generous and compassionate, especially to the poor, because God wills that all should know Christ’s love. Take a moment to thank God for the compassionate love of Christ which keeps us mindful of those most in need, near and far, today and forever.