O the Word of my Lord, deep within my being. O the Word of my Lord you have filled my mind! Beautiful lyrics taken from the song of a young prophet. But how many of us have truly allowed the Word of God to penetrate deep into our hearts, to reflect and chew on His Word; so that we can know His Will and experience His love?
Are our ears shut? If not then do we allow worldly distractions, desires and wants to drive the Word away from us? Do we turn a deaf ear to our loving Father Who has loved and held us in His hands before we were even born?
I love and embrace You my sweet Jesus, Your Word I hold deep in my heart. Let be bear much fruit and grant me the Graces necessary to bring Your Word to all. Amen
FIRST READING
Jeremiah 1:1, 4–10
GOSPEL
Matthew 13:1–9
On that day, Jesus went out of the house and sat down by the sea. Such large crowds gathered around him that he got into a boat and sat down, and the whole crowd stood along the shore. And he spoke to them at length in parables, saying: “A sower went out to sow. And as he sowed, some seed fell on the path, and birds came and ate it up. Some fell on rocky ground, where it had little soil. It sprang up at once because the soil was not deep, and when the sun rose it was scorched, and it withered for lack of roots. Some seed fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked it. But some seed fell on rich soil, and produced fruit, a hundred or sixty or thirtyfold. Whoever has ears ought to hear.”
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