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 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 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 a
while 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 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. – Marino J. Dasmarinas
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