Thus, the last will be first, and the first will be last. - Matthew 20:16

The parable is about a landowner and laborers in a vineyard. The laborers which the landowner hired from the very start agreed on receiving a denarius (ancient coins) for the day. The landowner went out in different times of the day and hired some laborers. At the end of the day, the landowner told the foreman to call the workers and pay them their wages beginning with the last ones hired and then the first. When the first ones received the same amount as the last ones, they grumbled against the owner and said, “These last ones worked only one hour, and you have made them equal to us, who bore the day's burden and the heat.” But he told them that he’s not being unfair since they agreed to work for a denarius.

The parable tells us that we are all the same, we are all humans whether we are rich or poor and whether we work hard or not, we are all the same and in the end, we go to heaven because God still welcomes us despite of how sinful we are. Sometimes, we think that we deserve more than what He gives us but we should be really thankful of what we receive. We are all equal and we do not deserve more than the others. The parable simply tells us that we are all humans, we are all equal in the eyes of God and we are all welcome in heaven.

We should not think about how we did more than the others and so we deserve more. But instead, we should thank God for all the blessings received. Every day, we all have our different tasks and responsibilities and God gives us blessings in different ways. In the end, we should just be grateful for what He has given us.

-Sam Babael