The harvest is ready and there's no time to waste if the crop is to be gathered at the peak of perfection. It's not just a job for a few - it needs all hands on deck. Anyone who's available has a place on this team and will be duly rewarded for their work. However much work they do and whenever they join the team, the reward is the same: it's exactly what the farmer has promised - no more, no less. Oh, and they will be paid in reverse order, too. By some standards it doesn't seem fair: those slaving in the heat of the day get no more than those who have come on board in the last hour. But this isn't about industrial rights rather, it concerns the rewards that come from faithful responses to God's call. It's not a wage but a joy to receive eternal life through Christ, which is far more than we deserve. This is God's grace at work.