This is a hard one. A man, dragged into a party from the street is then summarily thrown out for not being dressed appropriately. So to what does the “wedding garment” refer: Faith, good works, baptism? It may seem a copout but I suggest that we leave this question up to God. The text has already, in fact, made the point that it is not up to the slaves to make judgments, but to include everyone, “good and bad”. While I am saddened at the loss of the one, I rejoice in the inclusion of the many. The mystery of God’s judgment is beyond us but we live everyday in the mystery of God’s love and mercy. As servants of King we are challenged to go out into the streets to invite everyone we find to the wedding banquet. Not one of us is called to play the bouncer.
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