Opening Prayer
Creator God,
You
show Your almighty power in mercy and forgiveness.
Continue to fill us with Your gifts of
love, as we come to share
in the joys of Your Kingdom through Jesus, Your Son. Amen.
Scripture
Matthew 21: 28 – 31
Jesus said to the chief priests and elders of the
people: “What is your opinion?”
A man
had two sons. He came to the first and said, “Son, go out and work in the
vineyard today.” The son said in reply, “I will not,” but afterward changed
his mind
and
went.
The man came to the other son and gave the same order. The
second son said in reply,
“Yes,
sir,” but did not go.
Which of the two did his father’s
will? They answered, “the first.”
Jesus said to them, “Amen. I say to you, tax collectors and
prostitutes are entering the
Kingdom of God before you.