Haiku of generosity
Not a rule book for
industrial relations;
this vineyard story.
It is about grace;
an eccentric employer,
a generous wage.
He paid them the same,
the ones who worked all day long,
and those who came late.
They grumble. The ones
who laboured through the day’s heat
felt badly done by.
Did you not agree
on the usual day’s wage?
That’s what you received.
Don’t grumble at grace
when it is shown to others:
celebrate with them!
Is God eccentric
like the man with the vineyard?
Most definitely!
© Ken Rookes 2020
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