... the workers in the vineyard). Not only does this kind of measurement grid create an entitlement kind of attitude within ourselves rather than an “attitude of gratitude,” but it also creates distance between us and others. Relationships become like a competition to determine who most deserves a raise, who most deserves good things, who most deserves – God’s grace! And from there – things can get pretty ugly. In our scripture for today, we see Jesus going through the region “between” Samaria and ...