Generosity Beyond Human Comprehension

Homilies this weekend, no doubt, are dealing with the "fairness" of the landowner who paid the same wage to those who toiled the whole day while giving the same wage to those who were hired toward the end of the workday. We might side with those hired first who complained that they should have received more for working the whole day, if those hired last received the same.  All had agreed to the usual day's wage so it turns out not to be a question of fairness, but of a generosity that transcends the bounds of human comprehension.  And thank God that it is like that, for where would we be if our "wages" depended on the quality of our service to God? 

There is no measure to God's generosity, to God's mercy, nor can we measure God by our standards.  "My thoughts are not your thoughts,/ nor are your ways my ways, says the Lord" (Is 55:8). The level of God's generosity is not the reason for envy but for praise.  All is the gift of God's superabundant love, mercy and generosity, as St. Paul puts it: "When the kindness and generous love/ of God our savior appeared,/ not because of any righteous deed we had done/ but because of his mercy,/ he saved us through the bath of rebirth/ and renewal by the holy Spirit,/ whom he richly poured out on us/ through Jesus Christ our savior,/ so that we might be justified by his grace and become heirs in hope of eternal life." (Titus 3:4-7). Let us take some extra time on this day of rest to reflect on the abundant blessings we have received: our faith, family, friends, health, security, etc. and offer praise and thanks to God for his generosity that extends beyond our comprehension.
Bro. Rene