1 Cor 15:35-37, 42-49 / Luke 8:4-15
It is not exactly easy to illustrate a gospel teaching by using stories or examples.
There are times when the gospel teaching is clear-cut but to find an example or story to illustrate it requires time and reflection.
The parable of the sower and the seeds is indeed an excellent story with a divine message.
It is a story in which we are invited not only to listen to it but also to find ourselves being part of it.
It is not a story that we can listen to and go away unchallenged, unchanged and unmoved by what we heard.
Even though we may not be from an agricultural background, yet we can still understand what the parable means to us.
Because every time we read the Bible or hear the scriptures being read and shared, the Word is being sown in our hearts.
How much of God's Word will take root in our hearts and bear fruits in our lives depends on how deeply we want to reflect on the gospel parable we have just heard.
When we are able to reflect upon the truth in the parable, then we will also see the truth about ourselves and also the state of our hearts.
But the fundamental truth is this: Just as God cares about what happens to His Word, He cares more about us who hear His Word.
So may we hear the Word, listen deeper to the voice of the Divine Sower, and bear fruit for the kingdom of God.