Monday, September 14, 2020

Don't grumble at grace.

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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