Tuesday of the 17th Week in Ordinary Time – Matthew 13:36-43
In today’s Gospel reading, the disciples ask Jesus to
explain the parable of the weeds in the field. Jesus tells his disciples that
the Son of Man (Jesus) sows only good seed in the fields. The good seeds are “the children of the kingdom
and they bear abundant fruit.” Then
Jesus tells his disciples that the weeds in the field are the children of the
Evil One. The enemy who sows the weeds
is the Devil. When it is time to harvest the crop, the weeds should be cut
down, collected, and then burned.
What is the message that we are to glean from this
reading? This Gospel is not an inviting passage. However, this reading may prompt us to pause
and reflect on our lives. Today I
invite you to take the five or ten minutes and think about your life. Ask yourself: Am I sowing weeds or wheat in my daily
life? What are the areas of my life in which
there appears to be more wheat than weeds?
Where in my life are there more weeds than wheat? Then pause for a moment and ask yourself: What do I want to do change in my life?
I seriously doubt that any of us are striving to produce
poor harvest. However, weeds have a way
of encroaching into areas of our lives without our noticing them right
away. If we are not mindful and alert to
their presence, they may begin to cause us pain, disappointment, or damage to
us or to important individuals in our lives in some way.
Today I invite you to sit and reflect on this image of the
“weeds and the wheat.” Identify the
weeds in your life. How deeply rooted
are your weeds? Do you wish to uproot
your weeds and allow good seeds to grow?
After you do this, sit and talk with Jesus! Ask him to help
you root out the weeds in your life.
Trust Jesus! He will not fail
you!
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