September 27, 2026.
“A man had two sons, and he came to the first and said, ‘Son, go, work today in my vineyard.’ He answered and said, ‘I will not,’ but afterward he regretted it and went. Then he came to the second and said likewise. And he answered and said, ‘I go, sir,’ but he did not go. Which of the two did the will of his father?” They said to Him, “The first”. (Mathew 21, 28-31)
This week’s Gospel puts forth two different models each one with something positive. It invites us not to imitate either one but to add the good of both. That is to say, it proposes that we try to give the perfect answer: do the will of God without protest, without complaining. Because there are people who are easy to get along with but never do anything and there are others who work hard but their way of being makes them impossible to get along with. Why don’t we become people who are good workers and easy to get along with, who do what has to be done without a big deal and without being grouchy all the time?
Each one of us during the day finds the “voice” of the Lord that tells us which path to follow. This voice speaks through our conscience, the people around us or, simply through our obligations. It is necessary to listen to the voice of God and obey, trying to do so with the most joy possible, reducing to the minimum protests and complaints. Because labor is love and God has a right to this.
The Lord is waiting for a third son to send him to work his vineyard and who does so without complaining, even saying thank you for the opportunity to do it. Or perhaps it should be said that He is awaiting a daughter? Perhaps, yes, because that perfect “third child” was a woman, it was the Virgin Mary?
Intention: I am going to do things without protest, without holding it against those who haven’t, without feeling superior. I am going to do them quickly without, waiting until tomorrow.