Gospel for September 20 2026 – Matthew 20:1-16a
Gospel Reflections for September 20 2026
How are you getting paid?
I hope this Gospel can help …but the story of a farmer paying the same wage to workers who arrive at the end of the day to those who have worked all day long just doesn’t seem fair! He is paying too much to latecomers who clearly do not deserve it. Who would be that financially reckless?
Every family should think carefully about expenses and focus on important things, like food, clothing, and shelter. Wise families carefully discern the essentials they need most, and I often see families do that well …that is good news!
So why does Jesus present this free spending farmer to us? Perhaps we should know what the money in this Gospel …actually is. Jesus means a different kind of currency …and it is love, not cash, and His kind of love currency has no limits!
You would certainly expect to pay more cash to a worker who has been working all day than one who has just arrived, but love is a different kind of “payment” than cash.
When you love as Jesus loves …that kind of love is limitless no matter when you start work.
After all, parents love a newborn child who has just arrived in the family with the same love they have for their older children who have been around for years. God is just as generous with His love as parents are for all their children no matter when they arrive!
Real love is practical about basics like food, clothing, and shelter. I believe our parish must show that same practical love as best we can during good economic times as well as bad.
We have all kinds of features on our website with new information to help you and your family be happier, healthier, and holier. (stbrunochurch.org)
Next year we will resume the University Series during Lent, where each session connects our faith with real life. We will soon offer more resources to help us understand the Eucharist even more than you might understand now. Of course, the new HALL for ALL will benefit parishioners of all ages!
Real love is a conscious decision that wants the authentic good of another person, no matter what their age, all the way from conception to natural death. Love is the actual currency in any family …and certainly in the Kingdom of God.
God Bless!
Fr. Dave
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