Gospel:
Luke 8:4-15
4 When a
large crowd gathered, with people from one town after another journeying to
him, he spoke in a parable. 5 “A sower went out to sow his seed. And as he
sowed, some seed fell on the path and was trampled, and the birds of the sky
ate it up. 6 Some seed fell on rocky ground, and when it grew, it withered for
lack of moisture. 7 Some seed fell among thorns, and the thorns grew with it
and choked it. 8 And some seed fell on good soil, and when it grew, it produced
fruit a hundredfold.” After saying this, he called out, “Whoever has ears to
hear ought to hear.
9 Then
his disciples asked him what the meaning of this parable might be. 10 He
answered, “Knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of God has been granted to
you; but to the rest, they are made known through parables so that ‘they may
look but not see, and hear but not understand.’ 11 “This is the meaning of the
parable. The seed is the word of God. 12 Those on the path are the ones who
have heard, but the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts that
they may not believe and be saved. 13 Those on rocky ground are the ones who,
when they hear, receive the word with joy, but they have no root; they believe
only for a time and fall away in time of trial. 14 As for the seed that fell
among thorns, they are the ones who have heard, but as they go along, they are
choked by the anxieties and riches and pleasures of life, and they fail to
produce mature fruit. 15 But as for the seed that fell on rich soil, they are
the ones who, when they have heard the word, embrace it with a generous and
good heart, and bear fruit through perseverance.
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Reflection:
How do
you receive the word of God? For example when you read the words of Jesus
in the bible, do you reflect upon it,
discern it and then share it? Or you just read it and then it ends there
nothing eventful happened with your reading of the words of God.
Jesus
words is the seeds that He plants in our hearts and Jesus expectation is always
for us to be fruit bearing followers. Where others could learn about Jesus and
our faith from us. We must not allow ourselves to become followers in name only
who simply absorb the words of God and do nothing.
Therefore,
we have to share the words of Jesus. Never mind the time and money that we
would be using for doing it. For Jesus will give back to us a hundredfold
whatever time and treasure that we invest for the propagation of His teachings.
- Marino J. Dasmarinas
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