Thursday 21st of August
“Invite everyone you can to the wedding.”
Matthew 22:1-14
In today’s reading, Jesus compares the kingdom of heaven to a wedding feast. In the parable, the invited guests were many of the Jews, who rejected the invitation and even mistreated the servants. Then, the invitation is extended to everyone. We are each invited to this wedding feast, and the choice is ours to respond. God’sinvitation is never imposed or forced; he respects our freedom more than anything. We are free to choose to come. How do I respond to his invitation? What is God inviting me to today? Am I free to respond, or are there things still holding me back?
Today, let us give thanks for the generosity of God’s invitation, who says ‘invite everyone’! Great is his love, and great is his faithfulness! Today, let us humbly accept his invitation and make the choice to come and invite others too.