The journey from the Mount of Transfiguration to Mount Calvary included Jesus telling many parables. The synoptic Gospels place many of them between the triumphal entry into Jerusalem and the events of Maundy Thursday. These parables are so very significant for us. They shape us for our journey to Mount Calvary.
Among the very significant parables are
· the two sons-so critical of those who say "yes" to God but don't mean it.
· the tenants who forgot whose vineyard it was.
· the wedding guests who ignored the king's invitation.
· signs of the end times.
· the ten virgins, the talents, and the sheep and the goats.
We do well to listen to our Lord's teachings. They remind us how easy it is to stop looking to our Lord, His love for us, His expectations of us, and His future for us. We, too, are capable of saying "yes" and then forgetting whose servants we are, of rejecting the king's invitation, of being unprepared, unresponsive, and of missing our opportunities to serve.
May the parables of our Lord shape us as His people, on the way to Mount Calvary.
THE PRAYER: We love Your parables, Lord. Bless us as we read and reflect on them. Amen.
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