Meditation Minute

My Dearest Brothers and Sisters in Christ:

 

“Whoever has ears ought to hear.”

 

Gospel Reading: Matthew 13:36-43

 

Jesus dismissed the crowds and went into the house. His disciples approached him and said, “Explain to us the parable of the weeds in the field.” He said in reply, “He who sows good seed is the Son of Man, the field is the world, the good seed the children of the Kingdom. The weeds are the children of the Evil One, and the enemy who sows them is the Devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the harvesters are angels. Just as weeds are collected and burned up with fire, so will it be at the end of the age. The Son of Man will send his angels, and they will collect out of his Kingdom all who cause others to sin and all evildoers. They will throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be wailing and grinding of teeth. Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the Kingdom of their Father. Whoever has ears ought to hear.”

 

I pray you pay attention to today’s Gospel message. Jesus says, “Whoever has ears ought to hear,” warning us that the end times will not be pleasant if one is not a good seed. Today's gospel reading reflects on the deeds that we do. We are the seeds of the sower and our deeds and our actions are fruits of those seeds. The big question is, “What kind of seed are you?” Will your seeds produce weeds or will they produce bountiful fruit? Weeds choke the good plants robbing them of the nourishment that they need to survive. The weeds take away from the harvest. Will the seeds that are sown choke out the good plants or will the harvest be plentiful? In the end of our earthly life, we will all be judged by the quality of the harvest and the fruit of our efforts. "For a person will reap only what he sows, because the one who sows for his flesh will reap corruption from the flesh, but the one who sows for the spirit will reap eternal life from the spirit. Let us not grow tired of doing good, for in due time we shall reap our harvest." (Galatians 6:7-9). We have many opportunities to sow good seeds every day.  We can either chose to help others or to be selfish and only worry about our own needs.  These seeds will not only benefit our own harvest, but more importantly, they will encourage others to sow better seeds. While it is much easier to sow the seeds of weeds because they do not take as much care to grow; good seeds take sacrifice and commitment. They take a sacrifice for others. You must water them, you must fertilize them and most importantly, you must provide good light.

 

A Simple Prayer

 

Lord, you are my inspiration and my light.

You provide me with all that I need.

And while I may want, you know what my soul needs

to live in the Kingdom of God.

 

Yours in Christ

Michael Marcon