11th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Gospel – Mark 4:26-34
Jesus here is using two parables to explain the Kingdom of God. The man throws seed on the land. “Night and day, while he sleeps, when he is awake, the seed is sprouting and growing; how, he does not know”. And when the crop is ready, he starts to reap. This shows one aspect of the Kingdom of God. We can meditate this aspect of the Kingdom of God in relation to different spiritual realities. The best example is the Grace of God. The receive the sacraments and these sacraments continue to work, day and night in us. We don’t know how. But it works and the different good deeds sprout from that. Then Jesus speaks about the mustard seed which is one of the smallest of all seeds on earth. But it grows into the biggest shrub of them all. Our small deeds inspired by the grace will produce big results since our small deeds are part of the Kingdom of God. Let’s reflect: How much can I relate my good deeds inspired by grace to the Kingdom of God?
Sunday 16 June
