Gospel: Matthew 13: 1-23
The Parable of the Sower causes consternation and worry in many. In reading the passage they see the fact that the soil is fixed and determined and the seed has no effect on it. Are we stuck with the soil we have? Natural soil and land can be transformed over time through natural processes and our own work on the soil. Through rain and snow, fertilization and cultivation bad soil can be made into good soil that is ready to receive seed.
The same is true in our own lives. We may find ourselves filled with thorns or rocky soil or even a footpath. We may despair over this situation, but know that God will bring rain and snow to help soften that soil, just as God will bring the seed later on. For our part, we can be receptive to what God brings to cultivate our soil and we can provide fertilizer and cultivation through good deeds and a life of prayer. Over time we will find that our soil is made ready to receive the seed of God's word and fruitful for good crops.
God provides not only the seed but the sun and precipitation that will make our soil fertile and the seed productive. It is for us to be patient with God's processes, to be receptive to them, and to do our part in making our soil rich and fertile ground that will feed others with the fruit we bear.
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