The Parable of the Wicked Tenants
Lectionary Worship Workbook
Series II, Cycle A Gospel Texts
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Invitation to the Celebration
In the Name of the Living God, good morning. How are you doing? Even more importantly, how are you being? We often judge our own and other people's Christianity on what we, and they, do or don't do. God judges us mostly on our being, which, of course, leads to our doing, as we discover in today's Gospel lesson. Who we are in our relationship to God leads us directly into our behavior. We may try to kid ourselves, as did the wicked tenants; but we will never fool God. God invites us to find out what that means --Ênow!