+ The parable of the weeds and the wheat is a
fair explanation for the existence of evil in the world. Anyone who gardens
knows that there will always be weeds, and we do what we can to rid ourselves
of them with what limited resources we have; but the great harvest will be the
time for the purification of the crop, the gathering into the barn of those who
coexisted with the weeds and were not affected by them. May we be such crops
today as we await the grand and final harvest time. We can already exist in
God’s barn by our worship of him, our devotion to him and our works of loving
human helpfulness in his name.
As the first reading exhorts
us to cooperate in our purification, let us reform our ways and deeds and stop
the foolish reasoning that God cannot see
us or understand what is going on in our minds and hearts: of course he can
see us, he is God! And we are not fooling him, by praying in his temple,
without any inclination to change our misguided and shady ways!
Let us
humbly welcome the word of God that has been planted in us and is able to save
our souls – if we are willing to cooperate with what it is telling
us!
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