Rich Soil Surrounded by Other Things

GOSPEL THOUGHTS

*Ordinary Season: Sixteenth  Week : Wednesday*

*Gospel : Mt 13:1-9*

*First Reading : Jer 1:1, 4-10*

*Rich Soil Surrounded by Other Things*

*1) Rich Soil with Other Things*

The parable of the sower gives us the idea of soil with different things 

There was a good soil which produced good yeild 

There was a soil with Thorn bushes, which didn't allow the seed to grow 

There was also the soil with rock, which didn't allow the roots of the seed to grow, hence didn't yield any fruit 

There was also the soil with path way. Since the soil was very hard and was used for waking, seed fell on it were eaten by the birds of the air 

*2) The place of the Soil*

Definitely the good soil was found in the field 

The pathway was the edge of the field which was attached to the boundaries of the good soil 

The soil with rock and the soil with thorn bushes were  found either within in the feild or adjacent to the good soil 

*3) Action required if, Found within the Field*

If the soil with rock and the soil with thorn bushes was found within the field, the immediate action which needed is to clean up the feild 

First of all one needs to uproot all the thorn bushes and make it as fruitful feild 

Secondly, if the rocks or stones are found within the feild, then it should be removed from the field and need to turn the feild into good soil 

*4) If found, outside the Feild*

First of all, in this situation, one should be careful to protect the good soil 

Secondly, one should take maximum care so that the thorn bushes and the stones do not enter the good soil 

Thirdly one should try even to clean the surrounding, by removing the thorn bushes and the Stones, even though they are not found in the feild 

By improving the surroundings, one can produce better crop 

*5) Parable of the sower and our Life*

Our life consists with all the realities of the parable

If good soil is found in our life then there is no much problem 

But if the soil is mixed with stones and thorn bushes we need to remove those things to make it good soil 

It is certain that our life is surrounded by the stones and thorn bushes of various things. Unless we remove those things we can't produce good fruit 

*6) Realities of Stones and thorn bushes*

Our life is mixed and surrounded by these above things 

The stones and thorn bushes of pride 

The stones and thorn bushes of revenge

The stones and thorn bushes of anger

The stones and thorn bushes of jealousy

The stones and thorn bushes of laziness

The stones and thorn bushes of greed

The stones and thorn bushes of worldly things, power, position, pleasure, wealth, etc 

Unless we clear these things we can't produce good fruit

*Think about it*

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

*Fr Maxim DSouza*

*Jeppu Seminary*

*Mangalore*