Title: The 11th Hour.
Scripture focus: And about the eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing idle, and saith unto them, Why stand ye here all the day idle? They say unto him, Because no man hath hired us. He saith unto them, Go ye also into the vineyard; and whatsoever is right, that shall ye receive. Matthew 20:6-7 KJV. (Read Matthew 20: 1 - 16) Reflection: In the parable of the laborers in the vineyard, Jesus tells of a landowner who hired workers throughout the day. Some began early in the morning. Others came at the third hour, the sixth, and the ninth. Then, almost at the end of the day, he found still more standing idle. “About the eleventh hour he went out and found others standing. And he said to them, ‘Why do you stand here idle all day?’ They said to him, ‘Because no one has hired us.’ He said to them, ‘You go into the vineyard too.’” (Matthew 20:6–7, ESV) When evening came, every worker received the same wage—the full day’s pay. Those who had labored on...