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The Chibi News Daily Reflection
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Welcome to St Michael's Church in New Haven. I'm Marcus Mack, a vicar in the Church of England
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A landowner went out to hire workers for his vineyard. At 9am he found workers who agreed
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to work for the typical daily wage. More were found at 12 than at 3pm and were offered the
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same rates. At 5pm he found others unable to find work who also agreed to work in his vineyard
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When evening came the owner paid the workers their wages. Those hired at 5pm were paid the daily wage
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and those hired first, having done most of the work, expecting to receive more, receive the same
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daily wage. After complaining about this the owner said, didn't you agree to work for the daily wage
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I want to give the one who was hired last the same as I gave you
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The lesson here is that no matter the length of our labours for Jesus
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the reward of receiving eternal life will be equal for all. Whether someone served for one day or 100 years
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God will grant them entrance into heaven. The gift of heaven is not based, given on our service
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but on the grace and generosity of God
