Life Isn’t Fair – Br. Lain Wilson

Season of Creation Matthew 20:1-16<br /> Jonah 3:10-4:11<br /> Philippians 1:21-30 Today, as we enter this fourth Sunday in the Season of Creation, we stand at the edge of a vineyard in the early evening light. We stand at the edge of a vineyard, staring in frustration and anger at the small silver coin we hold in our hands. Life isn’t fair. Can you imagine yourself as one of the laborers who have arrived early, preparing to work all day, looking ahead to receiving your pay for a job well done? As more and more laborers come into the field over the course of the day, do you feel yourself becoming slower, more fatigued, but assured, at least, that these extra hours among the vines will be rewarded? And as people come in even as the sun is beginning to set, and your feet are dragging and you just want to be home, do you know that at the very least you will have earned your daily wage? And in this early evening light at the edge of the vineyard, how do you feel when you receive your pay: a small silver coin, th