GOSPEL READING: Mt 13:44-52
The truths about the kingdom of heaven are mysteries. They are revealed through parables. Though they are mysteries yet they are not unimaginable. They are not beyond our grasps. They can be imagined and communicated through stories and realities of this world. They are like seeds sown in the fields; they are like mustard seeds; they are like leaven etc.
Another truth about the kingdom is that it is like a treasure. Treasures are always hidden and they are buried. They are not easily visible and available. Anyone who wants to possess this treasure will not make it known to everyone until he buys it. He will be ready to sacrifice anything and everything to possess the kingdom. Kingdom is a treasure that demands sacrifice.
Yet another truth about the kingdom is that it is like a fishing net that hauls all sorts of fish. There are varieties of fish and there are also good ones and bad ones. Good fish and bad fish live together and they are hauled in to the same net (kingdom). It is at the end of times that they are separated. No net hauls only good fish. Kingdom is not the place of only good people. Kingdom will also have evil ones. But it is at the end of times that they are separated.
இறையாட்சி புதையலைப் போன்றது. மறைத்து வைக்கப்பட்டிருக்கின்றது. ஏளிதில் காணமுடியாதது. அதை அடைய முயலுபவன் பலவற்றை இழக்கவேண்டும். அதேபோல் இறையாட்சியில் நல்லவர்களும் தீயவர்களும் இருப்பார்கள்.
