Readings
I - 1Tim. 6: 13-16
II - Lk. 8: 4-14
BECOME DOERS OF THE WORD OF GOD
Today’s Gospel passage is about the parable of the sower and the seed. It’s about the seed and the yield, highlighting the receptiveness of the soil it fell upon. Same sower and the same seed but the yield varied with the place where they were sowed. Some fell on the path, while some on the rock, still others amidst the thorns and thistles and the seed that fell on the good soil produced a hundred fold.
Based on the parable, people can be divided into four types: the hearers, the impetuous, the opportunists and the doers. Hearers can be compared to the seed that fell on the path. This type of people just hear the Word of God and just leave it in the air without giving a second thought. They can be easily distracted. The impetuous are quick to respond but without standing steadfast in the same. These people can give up easily. The opportunists understand well but waver in their steadfastness. These people pick up what is pleasing and give up all that is demanding. They follow the Word at their own convenience. The doers accomplish every Word of the Lord and bear witness to Him at all times. Today the Church celebrates the feast of St. Padre Pio. He used to say that a person who meditates and turns his mind to God, the mirror of his soul, would seek to know his faults, correct them, moderate his impulses, and put his conscience in order. This is exactly seed fallen on good soil. Let us stand by the Word of God and bear witness to the same thereby making our life resolute, meaningful, and purposeful.
