"And it came to pass that the Lord of the vineyard wept, and said unto the servant: What could I have done more for my vineyard?"
Jacob 5:41
This is part of the allegory of the tame and wild olive trees, and the olive trees here represent us. The Lord of the vineyard is God, and the point here is interesting, because the idea is... what more could the Lord have done for us? I'm sure some of us will come up with something that we wanted, but the truth is that God does absolutely everything to help us, up until the point where doing more would take away our freedom of choice by influencing us too much or ruin our ability to learn necessary lessons. And of course God makes up for any imbalance in our circumstances overall, giving us each every benefit he can when the judgement comes.
Today, let's remember how much the Lord has done to help us and guide us, and instead of demanding more, let's take advantage of some of the helps that he has already given us, and read and pray and study for ourselves, learning to bring forth good works/good fruit. Let's give the Lord a chance to smile rather than weep for us.
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