Jesus says he will return when we least expect it. To help us wait in readiness, he tells 2 stories, one of a Master who serves, and the other of a servant who tries to play the master.
Jesus' parable of the Rich Fool confronts one of the most pervasive lies we believe - that life consists in the abundance of possessions.
“Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” Jesus replied with a story that exposed the heart of the expert in the law; our hearts also. How are we justified? How will we respond to “go and do likewise”?