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Theo Tigno•
1/26/2010 10:54 pm
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Wednesday, January 27th 2010 |
Mark 4: 1-12
On another occasion he 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.'"
Dawg's thought:
Today's prayer intention is in thanksgiving for blessings received.
When I think about the transforming power of God, I think about how He was able to heal. I think about His transfiguration and how He gives us His Body and Blood in the Eucharist. I think about how He forgives us.
I think about things in terms of "one and done."
Then I think about a seed, and how it has within it all the potential of growing into a tree. I think about all the phases it takes to become a tree, and even then, it is still growing. I think about the rings of the tree and how all of that came from a seed.
That is how God has been working on me, and He continues to work on me. It's a challenging concept to live being in a society where everything is instantaneous. Yet, it also increases my awareness and reliance on Him in my daily life. Praise God!
Take care and God Bless!
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