Exodus 16:1-5, 9-15 / Matthew 13:1-9
As human beings, it cannot be denied that we like life to be easy and comfortable.
We don’t like to work too hard and think too much.
We like life to provide us with food, shelter and clothing instead of having to work for it.
And we also envy those who seem to have a better and a more comfortable life.
In the 1st reading, the sons of Israel began to complain about the harshness of the wilderness.
There was not much to eat and they began to think of the food they had in Egypt.
In short, they were saying that they rather die as slaves than to starve in freedom.
And they even began to imagine that slavery was better than freedom.
And we will also imagine when life is easy and comfortable, we will be able to live good and even holy lives.
But our desire for pleasure and comfort has no limit.
We may end up desiring more and more and, in the end, we become enslaved by the desire for pleasure and comfort.
Because what we desire to possess will eventually possess us.
Let us accept that life is difficult and that we will have our struggles and troubles.
But God will come to our help, and He will give us strength to carry on sowing seeds of faith and hope for ourselves and for others.