Daily Inspiration

Jesus said to the crowds: “This is how it is with the Kingdom of God; it is as if a man were to scatter seed on the land and would sleep and rise night and day and the seed would sprout and grow, he knows not how. Of its own accord the land yields fruit, first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear. And when the grain is ripe, he wields the sickle at once, for the harvest has come.” He said, “To what shall we compare the Kingdom of God, or what parable can we use for it? It is like a mustard seed that, when it is sown in the ground, is the smallest of all the seeds on the earth. But once it is sown, it springs up and becomes the largest of plants and puts forth large branches, so that the birds of the sky can dwell in its shade.” With many such parables he spoke the word to them as they were able to understand it. Without parables he did not speak to them, but to his own disciples he explained everything in private.” -Mark 4:1-20
 
Whenever calamity befalls us, we may be tempted to ask, ‘Why did God allow this, or why did He allow that?’ God does not beset us with tragedy but uses it to prepare our souls to receive Him.
 
Before a seed can be sown, the ground must be prepared. It must be tilled, laid bare, and opened up so the seed has a place to take root. Calamity comes to us because we live in a fallen world. God made the ruler of this world to be his beast of burden, pulling the heavy plow and bringing turmoil that opens the soil.
 
Once the ground is prepared, Our Lord sows His seed into it. We are but the dust, as God is the Master Gardener. Once He has prepared us, He places His seed in us. We know not how, but in the process, as His seed takes root and sprouts, we become the soil in the Kingdom of God. 
 
Saint John Bosco, pray for us.
 
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Jesus, I trust in you.

Friends, I thank you all for reading and sharing Scripture with me. I'm taking a very short break this weekend to have some family time. I'll be back on Tuesday. God bless you, and I'll be back next week.