#8: The Grapes of Wrath

The Greatest Stories Ever Told #8: the Grapes of Wrath

During the brief time he walked this earth, Jesus changed the entire world through the power of stories. People would come to him in all degrees of panic, fear, and anger. But, instead of confronting them head-on and driving them deeper into their defensiveness, Jesus defused their anxiety by saying, ‘Let me tell you a story. . . .’ Then, drawn in by the narrative and with their defenses down, the listeners would see the story as a mirror, and its light would make their personal darkness visible. In this way, his parables became moments of revelation.” And thousands of years later, those very same stories continue to speak to us, providing opportunities for illumination and transformation in our own lives as well.

Come join us this week as we consider the spiritual truths revealed in a story of a vineyard owner who pays his workers, not according to the hours of their work, but rather from the depths of his generosity and grace.