Freedom to Share
Matthew 13:1-9
All three of the Gospel accounts that share a likeness; Matthew, Mark and Luke contain the parable known as the Parable of the Sower. All three also give us the meaning of the parable in terms of the type of soil upon which a seed may fall as being determinate to the germination and flourishing of the Word of God in the human heart. It is a classic parable that seems to call on us to provide in ourselves good soil in which the Word of God may grow. In a parable we may put ourselves into the story as different and less than obvious characters. As this happens meaning changes. Today try putting yourself into the character not of soil but of sower. As the sower the parable changes from yet another demand on our lives and our conduct; to a freeing gift for our lives as disciples of the living Word. The role of the sower is simply to sow the seed. The seed is cast far and wide; carried by the wind and energized by the sower to wherever and whomever it falls. The responsibility of the sower is simply the activity of casting out seed. Daily as one of God’s sowers each of us is energized to share our story of how the Word has been sown in us, has grown, bloomed and is enriching our lives. This is our act of sowing; our sharing of the story of the Word growing in us. We share without a burden or responsibility to make sure of the growth. This is God’s work and the work that will be done in God’s time. We sowers simply thank God for and respond to the opportunity to sow the seed; to share the Word that frees us. AMEN
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