Life is dynamic and things change and grow with time.
Even things that seem inanimate do change with time.
When a building is completed, it becomes functional immediately.
But with time, there may be a need for repairs or renovations or extensions.
In the 1st reading, David had thought of building a house for the Lord.
But instead, the Lord told him through the prophet Nathan that the Lord Himself will build a house for David.
That house will not be built from mortar and stone but from flesh and blood.
The house that the Lord will build for David and his descendants will be a living house that will bear the name of the Lord.
The Lord God is the Creator of all life and gives life even when it seems that all has come to an end.
Even the seeds in the gospel parable that do not germinate may come to life and bear a harvest by the power of God.
We are much more than buildings and seeds in the eyes of God.
By His power, we will always have life and love even when it seems that desolate and hopeless.