He said, “This is how it is with the kingdom of God; it is as if a man were to scatter seed on the land - Mark 4:26

It is always beautiful to see Jesus, he gave us a life and guided us in our everyday doings, he sacrifices a lot of things for us. In this Gospel, Jesus narrates the two brief stories which take place every day in the life of all us: the story of the seed itself and the story of the small mustard seed which grows into the biggest shrub” 

The story of the seed which grows alone: A farmer who plants and knows the procedures: seed, the green sprout, leaf, spike, grain. The farmer knows how to wait, he does not cut down the grain before it is time. But he does not know how the soil, the rain, the sun and the seed have this force or strength to make the plant grow from nothing until it bears a fruit. This is how the Kingdom of God is. It is a process, there are stages and moments of growth. It takes place and time. It produces fruit at the just moment, but nobody knows how to explain its mysterious force. 

The story of the small mustard seed which grows and becomes big. The mustard seed is small, but its take time to grow , the birds make their nests in its branches. This is how the Kingdom is. It begins very small, then it grows and it extends its branches. The parable leaves an open question which will receive a response later on in the Gospel: Who are the birds? The text suggests that it is a question of the Pagans who will not be able to enter into the community and participate in the Kingdom.

Because Jesus teaches by means of the Parables. Jesus tells many parables. All are taken from the life of the people! In this way he helped persons to discover the things of God in daily life , a life which becomes transparent. Because what is extraordinary of God is hidden in the ordinary and common things of our daily life. People understood the things in life. In the parables they received the key to open it and to find it in the signs of God.

JIMLY!

-Salve Credo






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