Mt 13:1-9
The Parable of the Sower
13 That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the lake. 2 Such large crowds gathered around him that he got into a boat and sat in it, while all the people stood on the shore. 3 Then he told them many things in parables, saying: “A farmer went out to sow his seed. 4 As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up. 5 Some fell on rocky places, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly, because the soil was shallow. 6 But when the sun came up, the plants were scorched, and they withered because they had no root. 7 Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the plants. 8 Still other seed fell on good soil, where it produced a crop—a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was sown. 9 Whoever has ears, let them hear.”
What kind of soil are we providing for the Sower? We like to think or want to think that we are the good soil, and indeed we might be, but do we have the nutrients, the moisture and all that it takes to produce a fertile crop? As the Sower faced many obstacles and a variety of possibilities to prevent a good crop, he kept on scattering the seed which eventually landed on the right soil. Might we keep this image of a patient, persistent Sower in mind as a motivation to do as much as we can to become the fertile and productive soil he seeks.
Bro. Rene
Dear Jesus, cultivate and till the soil of my soul so that your Word take root and bear abundantly in me.. Amen.
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