2 Peter 1:2-7 / Mark 12:1-12
What we really want in life is happiness and contentment.
But as it is, happiness seems to be momentary and fleeting.
And neither do we seem to be satisfied and contented in life.
The gospel parable points out that human problem that we face.
The tenants ought to be happy with what they were doing, and the owner of the vineyard treated them fairly too.
But along the way, greed crept in and the tenants wanted to become the owners.
And they even resorted to violence and killing to get what was not even theirs.
And even if the tenants got what they wanted, they will still not be happy or contented.
As we know it, greed and ill-gotten gains can never have good consequences.
The 1st reading reminds us that God, in His divine power, has given us all the things that we need for life and for true devotion.
True devotion is to know God, who has called us by His own glory and goodness.
To know God is to know that He loves us with an everlasting and unconditional love.
It is a love that will dispel greed and selfishness.
It is a love that will grant us true happiness and contentment.