Friday - 16th Week in Ordinary Time   revisited

Gospel – Matthew 13:18-23

The Sower & The Seed – Part II

Fields near Caesarea Philippi


Yes, I know.  We just visited this Gospel parable 2 Sundays ago. The sower scatters seed everywhere and only some falls on rich soil.  And then Jesus explains the parable to the disciples.

So let’s make this short and to the point!  We know the seed is the Word of God.  We know the Word of God is proclaimed to us every single day!  We know God speaks to us every day!  So my question is this – what “soil” are YOU today?  Are you the rocky soil that starts off joyful and then that joy quickly fades away?  Are you the soil among the thorns, so caught up in the cares of the world that you are too stressed to hear?  Or are you the rich soil that hears the Word and lives it out?  What soil are you today?

And if you are the rocky soil or the soil with thorns, ask yourself – what is it that prevents you from hearing and living out the Word?  What in this world are you so attached to, so anxious about, that it prevents you from listening?  What can you do to change it TODAY?

And if you are the rich soil, what are you going to do with the Word today?  How will you live it out?  Who will you share it with? 

We all walk the same path we call life!  And yet we all see and experience a life quite different from each other.  May our path today be rich and fruitful!

 

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