Jeremiah 14:17-22 / Matthew 13:36-43
Whenever it rains, we don't usually think much about it or make reflections.
It could be that because the weather here is either sunny or rainy, so we may take it rather for granted.
We may even complain that the rain makes our shoes wet or that we have to bring an umbrella along if we are going out.
But in our happier moments, when we see the rain, we will call it "showers of blessings".
Indeed the rain waters the earth and gives life and makes the earth fertile.
Yet, let us not take the rain for granted.
In the 1st reading, the prophet Jeremiah has something to say about rain:
Can any of the pagan Nothings make it rain? Can the heavens produce showers? No, it is you, Lord.
The rain that waters the earth and give life also falls on the good and bad alike.
It waters the good seed and the darnel in the gospel parable.
The next time it rains, let us look up to the heavens and ask God to shower forth His blessings so that all peoples will give thanks and acknowledge that all good things come from God and God alone.