Have you ever loaned out something you really value? If you
trust the one you’ve given it to, you can rest easy unless you receive
some kind of news of trouble. But if you don’t know or trust that
person, you will not have a moment’s peace until you have your valuable
back in your hands again. It would be a huge problem if those to whom
you’ve loaned decided to think and act like they were in fact the
owners. When you tried to retrieve what belonged to you, there would be
some kind of conflict and they probably wouldn’t take your desires into
account when making decisions. Jesus tells a story of some tenants
using this idea to ask his audience who is in charge of this world and
who will stand as judge in the end. How often do we act like we are the