Gospel: Matthew 13: 1-9
On the surface of it, the farmer in this parable seems incompetent and wasteful. Why would anyone scatter seed in places where it has no chance of growing? But to anyone familiar with agriculture, this process is known as saturation planting: so much seed is scattered far and wide in order to ensure that enough will successfully grow, knowing that some will inevitably die. The seed that dies and does not succeed existed for the sake of the seed that would grow. In the end, nothing was wasted, and all of it sown for a purpose.
More to the point, however, is that this story is about God's grace. God provides grace everywhere in the hopes that it will grow everywhere. What is more, the grace of God has the ability to transform bad soil into good so that growth will take place in the most unlikely of places. God, too, utilizes saturation planting for the good of every heart and soul. Being conscious of this grace is the key to the spiritual life and realizing this growth in us.
Today's Gospel portion invites us to reflect on the grace of God in our lives. What aspects of our life need transforming from rocky and thorny soil into good soil? Where has God's grace been fruitful so far in my life? St. Therese of Lisieux stated that everything is a grace, every moment an opportunity. Today is a day to become more aware of each moment and the opportunity each moment holds for us.
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