Harvest is cutting
Saturday, 16th week in Ordinary Time
Jer 7:1-11; Mt 13: 24-30
Harvest is not merely fruit bearing; it's also cutting. It is a sign that enough time has been given to an individual to make up one's mind. Compromises and life's conveniences abound in today's life style and it does not disturb a casual conscience.
There is the other extreme of a conscience which pictures the Lord of the harvest as a tyrant, a heartless landlord and a stringent due collector. It makes life look like a misery, every bit of it so precarious.
Why not we look at the Lord as a merciful father and a compassionate mother who is leading us every moment by our hand and wants us to bear fruit. It is our choice to bear fruit or not. But that harvest is cutting, we cannot forget or change!