16th Week in Ord. Time, Wednesday – 20th July 2022 — Gospel: Mt 13,1-9
Bear Fruits of Your Potency
The famous parable of the sower provides a perfect example for one’s disposition to the kingdom of God. Jesus told His hearers to imagine the sower and what he’s doing, and the consequences a little while later when the seed begins to sprout and then grow and finally mature. Obviously the first three environments, in which the seeds fell, were not ideal because the seeds did not grow up to their potency. We become like the first three environments, when we intentionally turn a deaf ear to God’s word. In contrast the last environment, the good soil, is the true people of God. This happens when we open our whole being to God’s will. The seeds of God’s kingdom grow within us and in that process, we bear fruits in abundance, which turn into God’s blessing to others. In His infinite goodness, God uses various modes to sow His teachings perpetually in the land of our hearts. What He desires of us is to be always like the good soil, which bears fruits according to its potency and becomes a blessing in our environment.
