A group of workers are hired in the morning and agree to work for a particular wage. Later the same day, a second group of workers are hired and agree to work for the exact same wage. However, the second group only had to work half as long to earn the same amount as the first group of workers. It’s unfair, right? This parable is one of the most offensive to our human, if not American, sensibilities. We’ve been formed in a culture that teaches reward should be proportional to effort. The vineyard owner then asks the first group of workers a question that each one of us must answer: “Are you envious because I am generous?” The Kingdom operates based on the character of its King, and our King is generous. It’s a destabilizing parable, and it’s liberating. What does it mean to be citizens of a Kingdom where the King is generous because that’s His character?