Septuagesima

This Sunday we will begin the three-week mini season of Pre-Lent. The title of our Sunday, Septuagesima, signals that we are 70 days away from Easter. We begin the trek to the joys of Easter by considering life in the vineyard. “The Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard” from Matthew 20 tells us that all of the workers, even those who worked only an hour, received a day’s wage for their labor. Maybe we should call this parable, “The Parable of the Generous Landowner” instead!