26th Sunday Ordinary Time – “I will not go… I will go…” Part One
The two sons (literally, ‘children’) say what they mean, but not as translated. The first says, “I refuse / desire not.” The second says something even more amazing. The Greek, thelo, “to want, desire, wish,” creates a network of meanings in Matthew. What might “going into the vineyard” have involved in terms of discipleship? For this is […]