In today’s Gospel reading, we read “The Parable of the Tenants.” It is very clear that Jesus is calling out the temple leadership that consisted of the Chief Priests and Pharisees of Jesus’ time. They were to protect the vineyard of the Father, which in this parable is His people. However, whenever the Father sent prophets and judges and eventually His own Son to save His people from false teachings, they were rejected. Something that is often overlooked, which will be our focus this morning, is the unmatched patience of the Father that leads to the inevitable death of His own Son. . . for our sake!
