stood on the shore. He taught them many things through parables. In his teaching
he said.
Reflect
“The soil needs to be prepared.” Farmers know very well that one of the most important
stages in the entire planting process is the preparation of the soil. It has to be cultivated.
It is only after its cultivation and when it has already been conditioned that farmers
would normally begin sowing the seed. In the gospel today, Jesus taught the parable of
the sower. Some seed fell along the path, some on the rocky ground, some on the bushes
while some on good soil. The seed that fell on good soil grew and yielded grains. Jesus
himself explained the parable. The seed refers to the word of God. The good soil are those
who hear God’s word and take it to heart. What does it mean to take the word of God to heart?
The Greek verb paradechomai, which means “to receive,” is used to described the seed that
fell on good soil. We simply need to accept God’s word for it to yield fruits. How can we then
be prepared to become good soil? Free ourselves of the things hindering us from receiving
God’s word such as anger and the likes. This kind of freedom is called conversion.
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