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(1 Cor.13:4–14:5; Matt.20:1–16) In the parable of the mercenaries (Matthew 20:1-16), even the one who had to work for only one hour was equally rewarded by the householder. The hours of the day in this parable are an image of the flow of our life. The eleventh hour is the last time of this life. The Lord shows that those who have lived to this point without working for Him can begin to work and please Him no less than others. There is no point, therefore, in making excuses for old age and despair, believing that there is no point in starting anything. Begin without timidity; the Lord is merciful; He will give you everything that he gives to others, both according to the order of grace here, and according to the law of righteousness there. Just become more passionate and more contrite about the negligence in which almost your entire life has been spent. You will say: the owner called there, may the Lord call me too. Isn't he calling? Don’t you hear the voice of the Lord in the church: “Come to Me, all of you” (Matt. 11:28) and the apostolic calling: “As if God Himself exhorts through us, in the name of Christ we ask: be reconciled to God” (2 Cor. 5:20). You might be interested in: