In today’s Gospel, Jesus preaches a parable about a landowner and his vineyard, more specifically, about the tenants he assigned to care for the vineyard. I’ve seen and heard many reflections about this parable but when meditating over it this time, I saw it in a different light.
Consider this: instead of looking at yourself as the tenants, look at yourself as the vineyard. Think about the kind of people you allow into your space and who you allow to affect your soul. Those are your tenants. When the Lord decides to work in your life, to come looking for good fruit, will the tenants throw Him out?
Jesus gives us a warning here about who helps us produce fruit in our lives. Be mindful of how those “tenants” react when God works in your life. Remember that iron sharpens iron, and that only good soil can produce good fruit.
En el Evangelio de hoy, Jesús predica una parábola sobre un propietario y su viña, más específicamente, sobre los viñadores que encargó de cuidarla. He visto y escuchado muchas reflexiones sobre esta parábola, pero al meditar en ella esta vez, la vi desde una perspectiva diferente.
Piensa en esto: en lugar de verte como uno de los viñadores, mírate como la viña. Reflexiona sobre el tipo de personas a las que permites entrar en tu vida y a quienes dejas influir en tu alma. Esos son tus viñadores. Cuando el Señor decide obrar en tu vida, buscando buen fruto, ¿los viñadores lo echarán fuera?
Aquí Jesús nos está advirtiendo sobre quiénes nos ayudan a dar fruto en nuestras vidas. Presta atención a cómo reaccionan esos “viñadores” cuando Dios obra en tu vida. Recuerda que el hierro afila al hierro y que solo la tierra fértil puede producir buen fruto.
Lily is a Michigan native and cradle Catholic who has spent most of her life exploring her own reasons to embrace her faith fully. She attended Franciscan University of Steubenville, where she discovered the beauty of her personal relationship with Christ and the Church. After college, she worked in Montessori Education for three years and recently transitioned to nannying. She was recently married and spends most of her time reading, and enjoying her dog and family!
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