Reflection for Wednesday, Sixteenth Week in Ordinary Time
Today's Word
By
Fr. Aloysius Santiago sdb
Rector and Parish Priest
Don Bosco Shrine
Lingarajapuram, Bangalore
Mathew 13 : 9
Whoever has ears, let them hear.”
Today's Reflection
When Jesus saw the farmer going out to sow seeds, it reminded him of the way God was at work in his ministry.
Jesus noticed that the farmer scattered the seed with abandon, almost recklessly, not knowing what kind of soil it would fall on.
Inevitably, a great deal of the seed that was scattered was lost; it never germinated.
Yet, some of the seed fell on good soil and produced an extraordinary harvest.
In what way would this scene have spoken to Jesus about his ministry?
God was scattering the seed of his life-giving word through Jesus’ ministry.
Through Jesus, God wanted to touch the lives of everyone, regardless of how they were perceived by others or even by themselves.
God gave the most unlikely places the opportunity of receiving the life-giving seed of his word.
There was nothing selective about Jesus’ company.
Jesus once spoke of God as making his sun to rise on the evil and on the good.
This was the God that Jesus revealed in his own ministry.
As with the farmer in the parable, much of what Jesus scattered was lost; it met with little or no response.
Indeed, his gracious word often met with hostility.
Yet, Jesus knew that some people were receiving the seed of his word, and that would be enough to bring about the harvest of God’s kingdom.
Jesus may have been speaking a word of encouragement to his disciples, saying to them, ‘Despite all the setbacks, the opposition and hostility, God is at work and that work will lead to something wonderful’.
In other words, ‘the seed is good and powerful.
Resolution
Let's resolve to keep on sowing in spite of the odds against us.
Good Morning 🙏
Have an Amazing Day.