Did you ever hear such a story? The Gospel for the day tells it: a man gave a marriage feast and no one showed. He sent his servants out and found everyone too busy. Some even treated his servants badly when they were invited. So he went out into the streets and dragged in anyone who would come, and finally the wedding reception was full. To those who heard the story from Jesus’ own mouth, there was special meaning: The guests who had been invited and didn’t come were the Jewish people. They had been invited by God years ago to be his chosen family, and yet when God’s son came into the world they turned down the invitation. The result was that God invited those who had not originally been his chosen people, who never even expected an invitation into the Kingdom of God in the first place. T…