When a large
crowd gathered, with people from one town after another journeying to Jesus, he
spoke in a parable. “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.
Some seed fell on rocky ground, and when it grew, it withered for lack of
moisture. Some seed fell among thorns, and the thorns grew with it and choked
it. 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.”
Then his
disciples asked him what the meaning of this parable might be. 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.
“This is the
meaning of the parable. The seed is the word of God. 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. 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 temptation. 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. 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:
What do you
usually do when you encounter the words of God? For example, when you go to
Holy Mass do you carefully listen to the readings most especially the gospel?
Do you allow it to disturb your conscience? Do you allow it to carve a space in
your heart that you think about it even if you’re already in your house?
Do you read
your bible regularly and when you read it do you allow it transform you?
The bible is the words of God, He created it to transform us. God created it
also for us know Him more, so that the God who is distant would now become the
God who is with us and the God who walks with us.
The seeds
that was sowed that Jesus mentions in the gospel are the very words of God.
These words are very powerful it could transform our lives if we would allow
it. It could create calmness and serenity within us if we would reflect on it.
But many of
us are so busy that we hardly have time for these seeds that God so generously
showers us. Many of us do not mind it anymore until we hit a roadblock in our
lives. Thus we are reminded of God we instantly hurry to go to Him simply
because we hit rock bottom.
But why wait
for that roadblock to hit us before we allow the words of God to flourish and
bear much fruit in our hearts? – Marino J. Dasmarinas
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