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Theo Tigno•
1/31/2008 10:43 pm
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Friday, February 1st 2008 |
Mark 4:26-34
Jesus said to the crowds: "This is how it is with the Kingdom of God; it is as if a man were to scatter seed on the land and would sleep and rise night and day and the seed would sprout and grow, he knows not how. Of its own accord the land yields fruit, first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear. And when the grain is ripe, he wields the sickle at once, for the harvest has come." He said, "To what shall we compare the Kingdom of God, or what parable can we use for it? It is like a mustard seed that, when it is sown in the ground, is the smallest of all the seeds on the earth. But once it is sown, it springs up and becomes the largest of plants and puts forth large branches, so that the birds of the sky can dwell in its shade." With many such parables he spoke the word to them as they were able to understand it. Without parables he did not speak to them, but to his own disciples he explained everything in private.
Dawg's thought:
Today's prayer intention is for Fr. John Ehrich, and for all other pastors as they continue to lead their parishes in the way of holiness.
God's ways are a mystery.
It seems like a lot of people are asking me lately things like, "why did God allow this to happen?" The more I hear the question, the more I can only point to God's faithfulness in the past, how God is unchanging, and ultimately how He is still faithful to us now.
His ways are a mystery, like the seed that grows into a great tree. We must continue to nurture and treasure our faith, and place our trust in the words of Our Lord in today's reading.
Jesus wants to grow and move in us. Let us continue to be faithful to Him, and trust that all that we are experiencing is for His glory to be revealed. Take care and God Bless.
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