As we just heard, Jesus taught a parable about tenants who killed the vineyard owner's son to claim the property. This was a creative introduction to Jesus' Passion. After telling the parable, Jesus quoted from the Psalms, "The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone," which looks forward to His Resurrection. Although rejected by the religious and political leaders of the day, Jesus rose from the dead and became the cornerstone of a new temple, the Church, made up of people who have faith in Him.
Jesus teaches us that what we reject may be of critical importance. The things in our lives that we want to leave behind may actually be how God speaks to us. The elements of our lives that we may be slow to accept may be the means through which the Lord can work most powerfully in our lives and, through us, in the lives of others. The experience of Jesus also implies that God may have a purpose for what we reject. God never rejects us, even if we turn our backs on Him.
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