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Theo Tigno•
1/24/2007 8:13 am
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Wednesday, January 24th 2007 |
Mark 4:1-9
On another occasion, Jesus began to teach by the sea. A very large crowd gathered around him so that he got into a boat on the sea and sat down. And the whole crowd was beside the sea on land. And he taught them at length in parables, and in the course of his instruction he said to them, "Hear this! A sower went out to sow. And as he sowed, some seed fell on the path, and the birds came and ate it up. Other seed fell on rocky ground where it had little soil. It sprang up at once because the soil was not deep. And when the sun rose, it was scorched and it withered for lack of roots. Some seed fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked it and it produced no grain. And some seed fell on rich soil and produced fruit. It came up and grew and yielded thirty, sixty, and a hundredfold." He added, "Whoever has ears to hear ought to hear."
Dawg's thought:
Today's prayer intention is for protection of human dignity in the Middle East.
FYI: Today's full Gospel reading is Mark 4: 1-20.
We know the full explanation Christ gives to the disciples in the verses to follow. So much so that it's easy "not to hear" versus "ought to hear."
Which brings up the question: are we allowing the seed to take root in us as we hear the Word of God? Are we taking the time to meditate on Our Lord's words to us? Are we spending time being "intimate" with The Word of God?
Has our hearts become like rocky ground?
Everyday we have the opportunity to allow The Word of God to grow and bear fruit in us. I thank you for giving me the opportunity to meditate and reflect on Our Lord's words to us daily. Take care and God Bless.
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