Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have; God is pleased by sacrifices of that kind. Hebrews 13:16
In today's gospel, Jesus shared three parables to the crowd. The first parable he spoke is about a man who sowed good seeds in his field and an enemy who sowed weeds in it. His slave noticed it and told him about the weeds. Thus, he replied "Let them grow together until harvest; then at harvest time I will say to the harvesters, “First collect the weeds and tie them in bundles for burning; but gather the wheat into my barn."
Jesus explained further to his disciples on what it wants to tell us. The field is the world, and the good seed are the children of the kingdom; the weeds are the children of the evil one, and the enemy who sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers are angels.
Whenever we experience or see something evil, we come across with the thought why God allows evil in the world. We doubt him of his true intentions for us, his children. However, we should remember that God may permit evil, but it will never come from him. He only desires that we strengthen our relationship with our brothers and sisters as we continue to face trials and tragedies in life.
The other two parables that Jesus proposed to the crowd is about the mustard seed and yeast. The mustard seed is the smallest of all the seeds, yet when full-grown it is the largest of plants. While, the yeast that is mixed with three measures of wheat flour can produce bread.
It is easy to for us to set aside the small things and underestimate its size. However, the parables teach us that we should give importance to these things. Our own little ways of sharing God's love to others should be our mustard seed and yeast, even though small, can grow and spread throughout the world. Without the yeast, there is no bread. Without the mustard seed, there is no tree. As God's children, we should make small efforts to slowly change the world because without it, nothing will grow and change.
-Trisha Morales
Jesus explained further to his disciples on what it wants to tell us. The field is the world, and the good seed are the children of the kingdom; the weeds are the children of the evil one, and the enemy who sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers are angels.
Whenever we experience or see something evil, we come across with the thought why God allows evil in the world. We doubt him of his true intentions for us, his children. However, we should remember that God may permit evil, but it will never come from him. He only desires that we strengthen our relationship with our brothers and sisters as we continue to face trials and tragedies in life.
The other two parables that Jesus proposed to the crowd is about the mustard seed and yeast. The mustard seed is the smallest of all the seeds, yet when full-grown it is the largest of plants. While, the yeast that is mixed with three measures of wheat flour can produce bread.
It is easy to for us to set aside the small things and underestimate its size. However, the parables teach us that we should give importance to these things. Our own little ways of sharing God's love to others should be our mustard seed and yeast, even though small, can grow and spread throughout the world. Without the yeast, there is no bread. Without the mustard seed, there is no tree. As God's children, we should make small efforts to slowly change the world because without it, nothing will grow and change.
-Trisha Morales
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