Thought for the Week

In the Luke passage a father has two sons and multiple servants. Servants work for wages. That is what is expected. They have no permanent place in the household. They are not part of the family. The owner does not consult them in decision making. He does not share his hopes or dreams with them. If the owner dies, the servants do not inherit. But in the normal/correct home, the sons (adult sons) are consulted about decisions, the owner does share his hopes and dreams with his sons. If he dies, the sons inherit. Remember, this is a parable and Jesus is attempting to teach the people about t...