Saturday, 9/20/14
In the first reading today Paul asked us to picture a simple
little seed that once planted would be transformed into a bush so large that
birds could nest in its branches. In the Gospel Jesus too asks us to picture a
seed or a handful of seeds. In Our Lord’s parable the seeds represented God’s
initial gift of Faith. It too, if well received and nourished, can be
transformed into something large.
Rather than following up how Paul and Jesus used seeds as
metaphors for earthy bodies or for the gift of Faith, lets just look at the
seeds themselves as little miracles that witness to the wisdom of the creator.
Google tells us that each seed has its own DNA, and each DNA
molecule is made up of intertwined atoms of Hydrogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Carbon,
and Phosphorus. Google tells us there are over 200 billion of these atoms in
each DNA molecule. Isn’t that enough to keep us busy contemplating the wisdom
of God that put all that together?
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