Reflection of FRIDAY, 3rd Week, Ordinary Time.
By
Fr. Aloysius Santiago sdb
Rector and Parish Priest
Don Bosco Shrine
Lingarajapuram, Bangalore
Today's Gospel Verses
Mark 4:30-32
Again he said, “What shall we say the kingdom of God is like, or what parable shall we use to describe it? It is like a mustard seed, which is the smallest of all seeds on earth. Yet when planted, it grows and becomes the largest of all garden plants, with such big branches that the birds can perch in its shade.”
Today's Reflection
There is this natural law in life that others do unto us what we do to them, that what goes around comes around and we reap what we sow.
Depending on how we look at it, that may be call retribution or it may be called affirmation.
In the 1st reading, king David committed two serious offences.
He committed adultery with Uriah's wife and then he plotted to get Uriah killed in battle so as to cover up his adultery.
But as the story goes further, king David will have to face up to what he had done. He will have to face the retribution for his offences.
In the gospel, Jesus told two parables about the kingdom of God. Both had the imagery of seeds being sown.
The seeds germinated and grew to bear a harvest and to beautify the world.
In life, we either sow seeds of love or we sow weeds of sin.
May we always choose to sow seeds of love, for we will reap what we sow.
GOD BLESS YOU
Have a nice safe day.