Saint John Chrysostom, Bishop, Doctor
Friday of week 23 in Ordinary Time
Gospel – Mark 4:1-10, 13-20
In today’s Gospel we read about the parable of the sower who sows seeds. Some of them fall on the good ground and produce good fruits. But others fall on the unsuitable ground and it doesn’t produce fruits. It’s not because of the fault of the seed but the reason is the receiving ground that makes the difference. We are the receiving ground. So what do you think? What kind of ground I am? By receiving the seeds there is something very positive. That means the sower passed by me. I am a ground in the sight of the sower and the sower trusts in me. I must become a fertile ground. This is our vocation. This is our choice. I must become a fertile ground. I must convert myself. I must respond to the grace of God. Let’s reflect: Do I recognize the need to become a fertile ground to receive the seeds of Grace?
Don Giorgio