Luke 14:15-24: “One of the dinner guests, on hearing this, said to him, ‘Blessed
is anyone who will eat bread in the kingdom of God!’ Then Jesus said to him, ‘Someone gave a
great dinner and invited many. At the time for the dinner he sent his servant to say to those who
had been invited, “Come; for everything is ready now.” But they all alike began to make
excuses. The first said to him, “I have bought a piece of land, and I must go out and see it;
please accept my apologies.” Another said, “I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to
try them out; please accept my apologies.” Another said, “I have just been married, and
therefore I cannot come.” So the servant returned and reported this to his master. Then the
owner of the house became angry and said to his servant, “Go out at once into the streets and
lanes of the town and bring in the poor, the crippled, the blind, and the lame.” And the servant
said, “Sir, what you ordered has been done, and there is still room.” Then the master said to the
servant, “Go out into the roads and lanes, and compel people to come in, so that my house may
be filled. For I tell you, none of those who were invited will taste my dinner.”