Gospel: Luke 14: 15-24
In today's Gospel story, a king does something quite normal and expected: he invites the wealthy land owners to the palace for a feast. Being rich and concerned with so many worldly things, the rich have no time for the king and his banquet. They have property to manage, accounts to settle, money to make. They have not the leisure to care for the soul or the poor. So, they refuse the invitation to attend the royal banquet.
The king then does something quite surprising and unknown in worldly realms: he invites the poor and crippled to attend the feast. They come because it is quite unexpected and rare. They are grateful for the invitation, grateful for the meal and fellowship they so desperately need. Their poverty and illness enable them to appreciate what is offered to them, so they come with great joy to this feast where for so long they have been unwelcome and, in the eyes of many, unworthy.
Today we must consider our situation first as one who is invited to the banquet - what is our response to the king going to be and why? Second, we must consider our position as one who is able to invite others to the banquet of the Eucharist. Whom do we invite and whom do we refuse to invite because we think them unworthy, and why?
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