Bible
Study: 1ST Corinthians 15, 35
to 49 and Luke 8, 4 to 15.
Today’s
readings seek to drive home certain deep seated theological truths using the
analogy of what farmers do when they sow seeds in expectation of harvesting.
In other
to refute the arguments of those who do not believe in the possibility of
rising from the dead, St. Paul says, just as a seed is sown in the ground and
dies first before producing a plant, so also when we die, our bodies decay but
at resurrection, we shall have a more glorious appearance. This simply explains
why Mary Magdalene could not recognize Jesus at the resurrection. She mistook
her beloved Jesus for a gardener until he called her name.
Jesus
makes the point that the word of God is like a seed sown across different soils
by a farmer. Normally a farmer would prepare the ground, clear the grasses,
remove a thorns and mature the place before attempting to sow. Only a careless
farmer goes about spreading the seeds everywhere freely even on the road and on
rocks. The carelessness of God in sowing the Good news appears foolish to human
understanding but it shows His generosity. Everyone is given a chance and an
opportunity to gain heaven. This is why you dare not restrict who you preach
to. Everyone deserves to hear the Gospel.
There are
different hearts, the stony heart, the root-less heart, the distracted heart,
and the rich hearts. There are different ways people respond when they hear the
word of God, but the beauty of it all is that the word of God is so powerful
that in whatever heart it enters, it does not remain stale. Something must
happen. The seed must grow. Whether it bears fruit eventually is up to us and
the kind of reception we give to God’s words.
Let us
Pray: Lord God, open our hearts to understand your word that we may apply it in
our lives. Amen.
Good morning.
Be Happy. Live Positive. Have Faith. It is well with you. God bless you.
Happy Weekend.
Fr. Abu
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