God's work does not fatigue and weaken. It refreshes and strengthens. It is meat for the soul. It is the idlers in the vineyard who are sickly. It is the workers who are fresh, vigorous, and full of rejoicing.
Harvest is a season of rejoicing.
Pentecost, when the first fruits were waved, was a festival of joy. Pray ye, therefore, the Lord of the harvest, that he may send laborers into his harvest. Though wearied, he does not neglect the occasion and opportunity offered to him. He commences the conversation by a natural request. He opens the woman's heart by requesting from her a favor.