Saturday, 9/ 19/15
Jesus told a story about a farmer scattering his seed, and
he told us that the seed was the word of God. We could say that by “the word of
God” he was referring to verses from the Bible; but it seems more likely that
what he meant was urges that come to us from God.
In the course of a day we experience many fine urges. We
feel the urge to do something good: like an urge to visit a needy person or to
lend help to some one in need. We feel the urge to read the Bible, or some
other worthy book.
Our Lord says that typically we respond to such urges in one
of four ways.
First, we are like the hard soil of the pathway that
represents our hearts when we are so wrapped up in other matters that God’s
urging doesn’t sink in.
Secondly we are like an inch of soil over a layer of stone.
The seed falling there takes advantage of the heat and moisture on the layer of
stone. It germinates, and it springs up immediately, but it dies quickly, for
its lack of roots. We are like that when we enthusiastically respond to God’s
urging, but don’t follow through with it.
Third, we are like the soil thick with weeds and brambles.
That happens when our vices, our laziness, chokes out our good intentions.
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