Is the Good Soil, mixed with Rocks?

GOSPEL THOUGHTS

*Ordinary Season : 24th Week : Saturday*

*Gospel : Lk 8:4-15*

*First Reading : 1 Cor 15:35-37, 42-49*

*Is the Good Soil, mixed with Rocks?*

*1) 4 Divisions in the Parable of the Sower*

The parable of the sower gives us the 4 divisions

The seeds fell on the path 

The seed fell on the rocky ground 

The seed fell on the Thorny bushes

The seed fell on good soil 

So there are four places or four divisions in the parables

*2) Watertight compartments*

These four divisions appears to be water tight compartments 

When there is a water tight compartment division, they are closely sealed and no mixture of what so ever 

There is no survival for the seeds which falls on first three places. The seed is able to produce the fruit only on good soil 

*3) Life can't be seen as water tight compartments*

There is no life which is 100% equal to the first division, that is seed fell on the path

Like wise there is no life which is 100% equal to rocky ground or thorny bushes which makes it impossible to produce fruit 

There is no life which is once again 100% equal to good soil, which is able to produce good fruit 

So life can't be divided based on these division

*4) Life is mixture of all the Divisions*

Life could be considered as consisting of rather  good soil, which has various small and big rocks, and some areas like thorny bushes and pathways 

This is the reality of life. So we are neither 100% bad nor 100% right. 

Life varies between the path way to good soil. So it is the mixture of all things 

*5) Our mission*

It is to find out which are the areas still remain as pathways?

Which are the areas those still remain as rocky grounds?

Which are the areas those remain still as thorny bushes?

Or what are those rocks and thorny bushes which are mixed with the good soil of our life? 

There is no doubt that our life is equal to good soil. But this soil has some rocks, thorny bushes and pathways, which need to be removed to make it more fruitful

*6) Its a great challenge*

Challenge to find out the things which are mixed with good soil 

As long as these things are mixed with the soil, no good fruit will be able to produce

So we need to work hard to make our life as good soil, by removing all unwanted things 

Am I ready??

*Think about it*

*God bless you and your family. Praying for you and your dear ones*

*Fr Maxim DSouza*

*Jeppu Seminary*

*Mangalore*