Saturday, 16th week in Ordinary time
July 28, 2018: Jer 7:1-11; Mt 13: 24-30
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, as if I am pressurised, as if I am driven to frustration with all the strife of the world. That is not truly a Christian vision of life.
Christian way of life is all about taking responsibility for every choice that one makes, mindful of the experiences that have shaped one, graces that have gratuitously enriched the person, undeserved love that has been invested in the person and the great hopes that are pinned with respect on to the person.
When we look at it this way, the Lord comes across as a loving and merciful father and a kind and compassionate mother who gives life and leads us every moment by our hand and empowers us to bear fruit.
However, it is our choice to bear fruit or not. We have to make that choice in time, before we realise, the harvest would be around. And harvest is cutting; that we cannot forget or change!
Christian way of life is all about taking responsibility for every choice that one makes, mindful of the experiences that have shaped one, graces that have gratuitously enriched the person, undeserved love that has been invested in the person and the great hopes that are pinned with respect on to the person.
When we look at it this way, the Lord comes across as a loving and merciful father and a kind and compassionate mother who gives life and leads us every moment by our hand and empowers us to bear fruit.
However, it is our choice to bear fruit or not. We have to make that choice in time, before we realise, the harvest would be around. And harvest is cutting; that we cannot forget or change!