Gospel: Matthew 13:36-43
Jesus
dismissed the crowds and went into the house. His disciples approached him and
said, "Explain to us the parable of the weeds in the field." He said
in reply, "He who sows good seed is the Son of Man, the field is the
world, the good seed the children of the Kingdom. The weeds are the children of
the Evil One, and the enemy who sows them is the Devil. The harvest is the end
of the age, and the harvesters are angels. Just as weeds are collected and
burned up with fire, so will it be at the end of the age.
The Son
of Man will send his angels, and they will collect out of his Kingdom all who
cause others to sin and all evildoers. They will throw them into the fiery
furnace, where there will be wailing and grinding of teeth. Then the righteous
will shine like the sun in the Kingdom of their Father. Whoever has ears ought
to hear."
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Reflection:
A sinful
man suddenly died he was therefore immediately ushered by the devil to his
fiery kingdom. The sinful man was wailing and resisting his instant enrolment
to Satan’s den but he couldn’t do anything to change his destiny.
If only
he repented from his sinfulness, if only he listened to the advice of his
relatives to change for the better and embrace God. He could have not ended in
hell, but he never listened.
There are
two opposing powers in this world one is God and the other is the evil one. God sows
good seeds to us the evil one sow’s weeds. From our conception, birth until our
death God has only one desire for us and that is to sow His good seeds.
However, as we mature the evil one will try to overpower us with his many inducements. Which if we bite would only result to our perdition and safe passage to his horrifying kingdom.
However, as we mature the evil one will try to overpower us with his many inducements. Which if we bite would only result to our perdition and safe passage to his horrifying kingdom.
Let us
hate sin or any action that will make us sin, let us hate the devil and his
countless enticements. Let us rather embrace God and follow the way of Jesus no
matter how hard. – Marino J. Dasmarinas
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