Justice and mercy... and a Sunday

Listening to the sermon today, I was forced to think or meditate on what really does justice mean? To add to my confused state of mind, none of the three readings of today use the word 'justice'. Surprisingly the only word common in all three readings of today is 'mercy'. I remember Fr Stan telling us that God does not know how to condemn. In His mercy, all are saved. While it is true that there is hell, it is also highly probable that there is no one in it! God is too good to let anyone in there! God's justice is best understood by me through the parable of the vineyard owner who employs servants to work in his farm at different times of the day and at the end of the day pays them all equally. That is justice... to each one his due. Not each one according to the other, or in comparison. However, there is also this tag line at the end of that parable: God's way of thinking is not the same as our human way of thought. What I consider justice is mercy in the eyes of God... for in God there is no condemnation, only benevolence.