Verse 37-38: "Thus the saying ' One sows and another reaps' is true. I sent you to reap what you have not worked for. Others have done the hard work,and you have reaped the benefits of their labor."
What happened to "you reap what you sow"- not True! (at least not always)
We have been trained to expect results immediately. We also have been taught "you reap what you sow" or the saying "you make your own luck" but here, we see this is not necessarily the case, at least in the work of Christianity. in fact, you may never reap what you sow, but others will.
There is a powerful, but not attractive lesson here- sometimes, we have to simply work and trust that somewhere down the line, someone will do the reaping. Its not always for us to enjoy the fruit of our labors-but it is appropriate for us to labor in faith. This drives even more importance on us (1) understanding the value of the work we are doing, although the result may not be visible or even realized in our lifetime, and (2) to develop a joy in the work itself.
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