"Don't Shoot the Messenger!" - Matthew 21:33-46 - (October 22, 2023 - Pentecost 21)

<p>Don’t shoot the messenger.  What a great saying.  Say it and you evade all responsibility related to the message.  “Don’t blame me, I’m just the messenger.”  However, killing the messenger would be the most effective way of killing the message.  This is what lies behind Jesus’ parable today: the Parable of the Tenant farmers, as it is commonly known.</p>