Sowing, Growing and what is in between
Remembering Martyr St. Andrew and companions: I Cor 15: 35-37, 42-49; Lk 8: 4-15
The readings today speak of sowing and growing, and what goes on in between these - dying and being reborn! In the context of celebrating martyr St. Andrew and companions , or any martyr for that matter, the aspects of dying to ourselves and being reborn in Christ is a criterion for Christian living (cf. Rom 6). Many of us who claim to be followers, disciples and apostles of Christ, still refuse to die to certain tendencies and elements within our self, which militate against the Spirit who wants to dwell within us, for we are called to be the temples of the Holy Spirit (cf. 1 Cor 3:16, 6:19).
Of course there are situations that are against our becoming totally the dwelling place of God: like the parched land or the scorching heat or the choking thorns. That is everyone's experience and cannot be ever a valid reason for our personal lack of commitment to belong to God and for our lagging in efforts to grow closer to God. God has sown, God has called us and chosen us and appointed us each, in our life and in our own context. What matters now is our personal commitment, perseverance and loving decision to belong and to grow into the image and likeness of the One who has caused us and called us!
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