"The last shall be first and the first shall be last..."

I have to say that this week has been pretty amazing! It started out with a pretty uneventful Monday (except for my mad dash to the post office to get Gordon's cookies in the mail before 5) and really ramped up Tuesday. I was on campus for class until 5:30 and then went back up around 8 for the EY pre-interview social! It is so different being on the other side of interviews this year. It was great getting to know the recruits better and helping them learn what Ernst & Young is all about. For instance, did you know that we were named the NUMBER ONE place to start your career according to Business Week?! I think it was a good sign that almost everyone interviewing stayed late at the social. Wednesday was full of interviews on campus. Shari and I helped out the rest of the team by greeting all of the students interviewing and helping them relax before the big moment. It was great to hang out with Debbie (our awesome recruiter!) all day and show her first hand how fabulous Cougars are! However, I now miss the office even more:(

Tonight was Women's Group, which was really fulfilling. We focus on the upcoming Sunday's Gospel. This week it was Matthew 20:1-16. I am continually amazed at what a great teacher Jesus was/is. The passage talks about a man who owned a vineyard and the workers he hired. He hired a number of men in the morning and then went on to seek out more workers throughout the day. He ends up hiring the last bunch an hour before the day ended. When the work is finished he pays the newest workers a full day's wages. The workers who had been there all day then expected to be paid more, yet they were disapointed when they were also paid a single day's wage. The manager tells them to not be envious. He had promised them a full day's pay and he had been fair. You can really tie it back to the world today. We must understand that it doesn't matter when someone became Christian. Those who were baptized as infants and have known God their whole life are no different than those who accept Him during their final moments. It is so easy to feel entitled to more, or to judge those around us. Only God can judge and His love for us is unconditional. How amazing is that?