Gospel: Mark 4:26-34
Jesus said to the
crowds: “This is how it is with the kingdom of God; it is as if a man were to
scatter seed on the land and would sleep and rise night and day and through it
all the seed would sprout and grow, he knows not how. Of its own accord the
land yields fruit, first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the
ear. And when the grain is ripe, he wields the sickle at once, for the harvest
has come.”
He said, “To what
shall we compare the kingdom of God, or what parable can we use for it? It is
like a mustard seed that, when it is sown in the ground, is the smallest of all
the seeds on the earth. But once it is sown, it springs up and becomes the
largest of plants and puts forth large branches, so that the birds of the sky
can dwell in its shade.” With many such parables he spoke the word to them as
they were able to understand it. Without parables he did not speak to them, but
to his own disciples he explained everything in private.
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Reflection:
A young man wants to
write for God but he was hesitant for he knows his limitations. He doesn’t
write well and could hardly compose a decent sentence.
Yet deep in his
heart there was a persistent voice that tells him to write. He therefore submitted
himself to the urgings of the inner voice. And to make a long story short, this
young man who can hardly create a sentence became well known for his meditations
about God.
Jesus speaks about a
small seed that has been scattered into the land. The seed has grown so big and
was soon harvested. Jesus also speaks about a tiny mustard seed that was sown.
After awhile it soon became so big where birds rested in its shade.
Does God sow seed
within us also with the intention of making it grow so that others could also
benefit from it? Yes! God sows a seed in each and every one of us. But more
often than not this small seed doesn’t grow until it eventually dies. Why? Because
many of us are afraid to trust God, so we do not take action.
Surely we will not
be able to do it by ourselves. Yet if we would only learn to call on God, if we
would only learn to have faith in Him. The seed that God sows in our hearts
will surely blossom so that it could be useful to our fellowmen. What is this
seed that God sows within us? It could be a talent, wealth or anything that would
benefit or help our fellowmen.
Try to discover the
seed that God has sown into your heart. Upon discovering it, don’t just keep it
within yourself. Share it so that it could grow bigger, share it so that others
could also benefit from it.
Would you be willing
to discover this seed? – Marino J. Dasmarinas
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