divine gift

Homily for Sunday 25A, 20 September 2026

Isaiah 55:6-9; Philippians 1:20c-24, 27a; Matthew 20:1-6

What is the Kingdom of heaven like? What is God’s way of salvation like? What is the Christian life like?

Once upon a time, a householder set out to hire labourers for his vineyard. Our Lord tells us this story, which may perhaps strike us as somewhat bizarre, then he leaves us without any sort of explanation. So that gives us rather a lot of freedom to interpret or apply it as we can.