Gospel: Matthew 13:1-9
And he spoke to them at length in parables, saying: "A sower went out to sow. And as he sowed, some seed fell on the path, and birds came and ate it up. Some fell on rocky ground, where it had little soil. It sprang up at once because the soil was not deep, and when the sun rose it was scorched, and it withered for lack of roots.
Some seed fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up
and choked it. But some seed fell on rich soil and produced fruit, a hundred or
sixty or thirtyfold. Whoever has ears ought to hear."
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Reflection:
Do we listen to Jesus when He speaks to us?
Every time Jesus generously sows the seeds of the gospel to us. With the hope that His sown seeds would eventually grow in our hearts and bear countless fruits through our words and actions. Some of us don’t even care to listen or we listen but after listening we completely forget it.
But there are also those who listen, imbibe and let the seeds of the gospel bear fruit in their lives by living and sharing it. In that process they allow themselves to be used by God as His seeds to bless other people’s lives.
We all have this liberty on how we would receive these seeds of the gospel that God generously sows upon us. However let us not abuse this liberty by choosing to ignore it. Let us listen to it, let us allow it to take root in our hearts.
Let us allow these very same words of God to transform us therefore we would become the seed sown on rich soil. As such we will share it to as many people as possible and we will also give life to the same words of God by living it.
Do you want a new perspective in your life? A
perspective that is free from worldliness, sinfulness and other forms of
worries brought about by this world? If yes, open your bible, read and reflect
on the words of Jesus and allow it to sink deep into you. So that it would take
root, grow and bear much fruit. – Marino J. Dasmarinas
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