JESUS SOWS THE WORD IN OUR LIFE.

JESUS IS THE SOWER OF THE WORD. 

“It is I. Do not be afraid.” 

THE GOSPEL:

"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.”

"And when he was alone, those present along with the Twelve questioned him about the parables. He answered them, “The mystery of the Kingdom of God has been granted to you. But to those outside everything comes in parables, so that

they may look and see but not perceive, and hear and listen but not understand, in order that they may not be converted and be forgiven.”

"Jesus said to them, “Do you not understand this parable? Then how will you understand any of the ­parables?

"The sower sows the word. These are the ones on the path where the word is sown. As soon as they hear, Satan comes at once and takes away the word sown in them.

"And these are the ones sown on rocky ground who, when they hear the word, receive it at once with joy. But they have no roots; they last only for a time. Then when tribulation or persecution comes because of the word, they quickly fall away. 

"Those sown among thorns are another sort. They are the people who hear the word, but worldly anxiety, the lure of riches, and the craving for other things intrude and choke the word, and it bears no fruit. 

" But those sown on rich soil are the ones who hear the word and accept it and bear fruit thirty and sixty and a hundredfold.” (Mark 4: 1 - 20).

Wednesday January 29th in the 3rd Week in Ordinary Time. 

"The sower sows the word." 

Jesus says as He explained the Parable of the Sower to the Twelve and those who were with them. 

What is the word? The word here could mean teaching, advice, counsel, commandments, etc. 

The word can also mean the various circumstances of daily living that present challenges to our comforts. 

God's mighty, merciful and mysterious Providence governs all things. God speaks to us through various circumstances of our day. Some of these circumstances are pleasant and others are afflictive. These beneficent and afflictive circumstances are different words of God to us. How do we handle them?

Today, I experienced difficulties of daily living that made me weary of the word or the promises of God. I prayed to Jesus to lift the dark cloud over me. He answered immediately. I listened to a commentary on the Parable of the Sower from a trusted person. And the cloud was dispersed. 

Friends, have trust in prayer. Have trust in the word of God. 

THE CHURCH HONORS THE MOST HOLY NAME OF JESUS IN JANUARY. 

"There is power in wielding the Holy Name of Jesus. The early Church continually preached of its saving power." (Cf CCC). 

For the Litany of the Most Holy Name of Jesus and prayer intentions click the link below:

http://seekfirst.blogspot.com/2023/12/litany-of-most-holy-name-of-jesus.html?m=1