[00:00:05] Hello, my name is Sally Moriarty-Flask. Welcome to: From His Word to Our Hearts, my weekly Bible Study podcast. Together we will explore the readings to be proclaimed at the Catholic Mass on Sunday, July 12, 2026, the 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time.
This week's episode is entitled: Seedtime and Harvest, and the Lectionary has brought to a point in the Gospel where Jesus begins teaching the crowds in parables, while the explanation of those parables he reserves solely for his disciples.
[00:00:45] As we journey through the readings this week, consider the following:
Using the Parable of the Sower, Jesus teaches about discipleship, but we seldom fit neatly into just one of the categories Jesus presents. We are complex creatures… sometimes faithful, sometimes not… at times fruitful, other times empty. But Jesus never gives up on us! He gives us the time and the opportunity to choose him… but we don't always. So, how do we change that?
[00:01:34] Let's begin in prayer:
In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Heavenly Father, your Son teaches us about you and about the kingdom using parables, which can be perplexing, but he also explains those parables to us. Help us to internalize his teachings so that our focus is on you and the kingdom rather than ourselves and the world. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.
In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen.
[00:02:11] Now that we've opened our hearts in prayer, let's listen to what God is telling us in the Scriptures.
[00:02:17] Our Gospel this week is from Matthew 13: 1-23.
“[On that day,] Jesus went out of the house and sat beside the sea. And great crowds gathered about him, so that he got into a boat and sat there; and the whole crowd stood on the beach. And he told them many things in parables, saying: ‘A sower went out to sow. And as he sowed, some seeds fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured them. Other seeds fell on rocky ground, where they had not much soil, and immediately they sprang up, since they had no depth of soil, but when the sun rose they were scorched; and since they had no root they withered away. Other seeds fell upon thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked them. Other seeds fell on good soil and brought forth grain, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty. He who has ears, let him hear.’
Then the disciples came and said to him, ‘Why do you speak to them in parables?’ And he answered them, ‘To you it has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given. For to him who has will more be given, and he will have abundance; but from him who has not, even what he has will be taken away. This is why I speak to them in parables, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand. With them indeed is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah which says:
“You shall indeed hear but never understand, and you shall indeed see but never perceive. For this people's heart has grown dull, and their ears are heavy of hearing, and their eyes they have closed, lest they should perceive with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and turn for me to heal them.”’
‘But blessed are your eyes, for they see, and your ears, for they hear. Truly, I say to you, many prophets and righteous men longed to see what you see, and did not see it, and to hear what you hear, and did not hear it.’
‘Hear then the parable of the sower. When any one hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand it, the Evil One comes and snatches away what is sown in his heart; this is what was sown along the path. As for what was sown on rocky ground, this is he who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy; yet he has no root in himself, but endures for a while, and when tribulation or persecution arises on account of the word, immediately he falls away. As for what was sown among thorns, this is he who hears the word, but the cares of the world and the delight in riches choke the word, and it proves unfruitful. As for what was sown on good soil, this is he who hears the word and understands it; he indeed bears fruit, and yields, in one case a hundredfold, in another sixty, and in another thirty.’”
[00:06:21] This week we've jumped forward a bit in Matthew's Gospel, and we encounter the first of a number of passages which where Jesus teaches in parables. Remember, Ordinary Time is the season when we hear the majority of Jesus' teachings, a lot of which were proclaimed to the crowds in the form of parables… parables that were later explained to the disciples in private.
[00:06:50] Jesus had been traveling around the Sea of Galilee, teaching and preaching in various towns and villages which resulted in his being rejected by the local religious authorities - the Scribes and Pharisees. In fact, just a bit earlier the Scribes and Pharisees asked Jesus to give them a sign. He ignored their request and instead told them to look to the sign of Jonah the prophet. And he then expounds on that in today's passage where he talks about those who do not see or hear. He's talking about the Scribes and Pharisees, certainly, but not solely about the Scribes and Pharisees.
[00:07:36] In the Lectionary, this passage begins with the words: “On that day” - which is sort of a generic opening… and the creators of the Lectionary do that all the time. They add phrases like: “Jesus said to the crowds” or "Jesus said to his disciples” - we don't have our Bibles with us at Mass, nor does the Church offer a continuous reading of any of the Gospels - so these phrases provide us with a frame of reference to understand what will come afterwards.
And remember, the Lectionary presents pericopes - excerpts from the Bible - and those who assemble the Lectionary determine how best to present each pericope so that it stands as a complete teaching in and of itself, apart from the original text in the Bible. In other words, they always set the scene for us. But when we look at the original text, when we go directly to the Bible to understand the context of the pericope we are studying, we see that those words actually are: “That same day” - meaning that this event took place on the same day that Jesus had been confronted by the Scribes and Pharisees asking for a sign.
[00:09:03] Now, there is also both a shorter and longer version of this Gospel… in fact, that will be the case for the next two Sundays as well. The shorter version of this passage stops at the end of the parable and does not include Jesus' explanation to his disciples.
[00:09:23] Hopefully, your home parish will proclaim this Gospel in its entirety. Just as we need to hear these parables over and over - as followers of Jesus - we also need to hear his explanations… they are intended for our edification, for our benefit. And this particular parable, by the way, is found in all of the Synoptic Gospels. So, let's listen to how Matthew records this parable and its explanation…
“[On that day,] Jesus went out of the house and sat beside the sea.”
Matthew doesn't tell us when Jesus entered a house or whose house it may have been, however, he was most likely in the town of Capernaum - that was essentially his home base, so to speak - and the house was probably Peter's house.
[00:10:23] Now, I do have photos of the town of Capernaum and the excavation of Peter's house from my trip to Israel, and I will include them on my Instagram this week.
And by saying that Jesus went out of the house, Matthew is indicating that Jesus has gone from a private space to a public space, which - Matthew tells us - was beside the sea… the Sea of Galilee.
[00:10:51] We don't really know what Capernaum looked like at the time of Jesus, now the town is on the top of a hill… but, if we consider how much lower the excavated structures are compared to the current level of the town and take into account that the Sea of Galilee has been shrinking at an unprecedented rate… we may assume that Jesus simply walked out of Peter's house and was able to reach the shore of the Sea of Galilee without having to climb down a hill. Again, my photos will show the hillside but imagine that it wasn't necessary for Jesus to go down a hill and he just simply walked down to the shore of the sea.
“And great crowds gathered about him,”
[00:11:43] Those words tell us that Jesus was speaking to everyone, not just to his disciples.
[00:11:51] “so that he got into a boat and sat there; and the whole crowd stood on the beach.”
[00:11:58] Sound carries surprisingly well over water, so Jesus’ decision to go out into a boat would have allowed more people to gather on shore and still be able to hear what he was saying. And again, the Scriptures tell us the crowd stood on the beach, which reinforces for us that the geography at the time would have been radically different than what we see today.
[00:12:22] “And he told them many things in parables,”
[00:12:27] By that, Matthew means that Jesus spoke at length to the crowds - he told them many things - but this is the first time this Matthew uses the word parable. Jesus has told the crowds stories before now, he has made comparisons, but nothing up till now has been presented specifically as a parable. In the Old Testament, parables were used to teach people truths and to make them think more deeply about those truths… but Jesus is using parables differently - to teach greater truths, certainly, but specifically about the kingdom of heaven.
[00:13:19] Now, Jesus himself will explain this parable, so I'm not going to break it down too much as we go through it, but there is one thing I need to point out. Jesus begins…
“A sower went out to sow.”
Farming was quite common at the time, so Jesus' audience would have been able to immediately picture the scene. However, what Jesus describes quickly becomes unfamiliar. Because no farmer, in his right mind, would have been so wasteful with his precious resources! Seed would have only been planted where it would grow and produce a reliable harvest.
[00:14:05] So, the sower in Jesus’ parable clearly has unlimited resources and is willing to scatter his seed far and wide, regardless of where it lands.
“[A]s he sowed, some seeds fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured them. Other seeds fell on rocky ground, where they had not much soil, and immediately they sprang up, since they had no depth of soil, but when the sun rose, they were scorched; and since they had no root they withered away. Other seeds fell upon thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked them. Other seeds fell on good soil and brought forth grain, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty. He who has ears, let him hear.”
[00:15:02] And that is the end of the shorter version of this week's Gospel.
All too often, we let these familiar words simply wash over us without much thought. But this parable - like most of Jesus' parables - should actually disturb us… it should challenge us to honestly assess where we are as Jesus' disciples.
[00:15:32] And that does not mean that we should just assume we're all good soil and leave it at that! Because, truthfully, none of us are perfect and we all have a bit of each type of soil within ourselves.
[00:15:47] “Then the disciples came and said to him, ‘Why do you speak to them in parables?’”
That is our first hint that this is something different - even for Jesus' disciples. Jesus has been teaching openly, but now he begins using parables - and that clearly surprises the disciples.
[00:16:09] “And he answered them, ‘To you it has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given.’”
[00:16:21] Jesus is saying that there is a difference between those who choose to follow him and those who do not. So far, many who have gathered to hear what Jesus has to say are still uncommitted… they are chasing a wonder worker, they're looking for miracles, they're not looking to change themselves, but that is exactly what Jesus is asking them to do… it's what he's asking us to do! And we are often greatly disturbed by Jesus’ next sentence…
[00:17:04] “For to him who has will more be given, and he will have abundance; but from him who has not, even what he has will be taken away.”
[00:17:17] Those who possess worldly goods always feel threatened by these words… but that's because they just aren't listening right. Jesus isn't talking about material possessions!
[00:17:35] He's talking about openness, he's talking about knowledge, he's talking about understanding. When Jesus says someone HAS, he means that such people accept him, that they will perceive more in his words, therefore they will be granted even greater understanding… an abundance of understanding.
[00:18:04] Conversely, those who are NOT are those who do not accept Jesus, therefore, they will leave even more confused than they were when they arrived, they will have less understanding, what little understanding they thought they possessed will be taken away.
[00:18:28] Jesus then says to his disciples…
“This is why I speak to them in parables,”
In other words, those who aren't serious, those who are still just listening, those who are waiting for the next miracle to happen… that's not the kind of attitude that's going to cut it anymore! They need to commit themselves to following Jesus!
“because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand.”
[00:19:03] We can understand that sentence better if we compare it to what it's like traveling in a foreign country when we don't know the language. When that happens, you always feel a little bit lost and uncertain, you don't understand what's being said, you can't read the signs, and you don't know where to go… those who don't commit themselves to Jesus simply don't know the language.
[00:19:34] Jesus then says…
“With them indeed is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah which says: ‘You shall indeed hear but never understand, and you shall indeed see but never perceive. For this people's heart has grown dull, and their ears are heavy of hearing, and their eyes they have closed, lest they should perceive with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and turn for me to heal them.’”
[00:20:12] Okay, that's Isaiah 6 - sort of. Isaiah was told to speak similar words to the people before the Babylonian exile so that they would repent.
[00:20:25] He did make a prophecy; the people did not repent… they continued to be unfaithful to the Covenant. Jesus is saying that, while Isaiah's words were initially fulfilled in the Babylonian exile, those words are now relevant again… that there is still a need for repentance and understanding, but there are still many people unwilling to listen or repent.
[00:20:56] Jesus certainly means the Scribes and the Pharisees on one level, but he also means many of those who are gathered on the shore who are still uncertain about him, who are still chasing that wonder worker, and who are not yet ready to commit to him, even though that will be what is required of them.
“But blessed are your eyes, for they see, and your ears, for they hear.”
Jesus is saying to the disciples: you've made your choice and it was the right choice.
[00:21:30] “Truly, I say to you, many prophets and righteous men longed to see what you see, and did not see it.”
[00:21:39] Those men of the Old Testament - the Old Covenant - longed to see the Messiah but did not. Jesus came only once in all of recorded history.
“And [they longed] to hear what you hear, and did not hear it.”
[00:21:58] Parables, proverbs, and oracles were always a part of God's toolbox, but now they take on a new meaning, and it is the long-awaited Messiah (God's chosen, his anointed, his Son) who uses them to teach about the kingdom of heaven. Then Jesus says…
“Hear then the parable of the sower.”
In other words, listen up - I'm going to explain the deeper meaning.
“When any one hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand it, the Evil One comes and snatches away what is sown in his heart; this is what was sown along the path.”
[00:22:47] Jesus means those who don't want to know him, who aren't willing to commit to him… those who are looking just for a wonder worker and don't want to change their lives, and he means those who couldn't - or maybe just didn't - understand his words and so didn't protect them… kind of like us when we sin.
“As for what was sown on rocky ground, this is he who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy; yet he has no root in himself, but endures for a while, and when tribulation or persecution arises on account of the word, immediately he falls away.”
[00:23:38] These words describe those who are initially excited to follow Jesus but turn away when things become difficult… those who left when Jesus' teaching became challenging… those who still refused to accept everything Jesus taught, the whole of the Gospel, because it is difficult, especially in today's divided, conflicted world.
“As for what was sown among thorns, this is he who hears the word, but the cares of the world and the delight in riches choke the word, and it proves unfruitful.”
Jesus means those who are too preoccupied with the things of this world, who allow lesser goods to become more important than the kingdom, who allow the goods of this world… and don't get me wrong - some of which are really great - but they're still just the goods of this world… they won't get us anywhere in the next!
[00:24:52] We all have possessions and we tend to be, at times, selfish and overprotective of them. Those are the times that we allow the things of this world to choke our fruitfulness… and it happens - at times - to all of us.
[00:25:13] “As for what was sown on good soil, this is he who hears the word and understands it; he indeed bears fruit, and yields, in one case a hundredfold, in another sixty, and in another thirty.”
[00:25:29] Each person who chooses to follow Jesus will produce some good fruit, some productive yield, for the kingdom… but not every one of us who accepts Jesus’ word will produce the same yield.
[00:25:48] We all have different gifts, we all have different abilities, we all have different talents… but when we are good soil, we will all produce some type of of productive yield. And yes, each of the different types of soil represent a different response to Jesus - but it's not an all or nothing kind of thing… we all have the potential to be different types of soil at different times.
[00:26:21] Jesus sows his word abundantly, but we have to listen.
[00:26:28] And if we prioritize our lives around God's word, if we always put his word first, then everything else falls into place and we will bear fruit for the kingdom.
[00:26:44] Now, we hear that phrase all the time, but what does it even mean? Well, the fruit we bear for the kingdom is what each of us will bring with us and present to Jesus when we are judged… these are the things that will either prove we were or were not Jesus’ disciples.
[00:27:07] The fruit we bear will be the lives we lived, the kindness and generosity that we shared with others, the love we gave to others - and not just our family and friends, but strangers and enemies as well, it will be the sum total of everything we are and everything we have achieved. It is unlikely - at best - that we will know all the good we've done in this life, or all the harm we have unintentionally inflicted, until we do stand before Jesus and are judged.
[00:27:51] But until then, there's still time… time to be faithful, time to do good, time to produce good fruit with God's grace, and time to choose Jesus. That's not always what we do, so it's time to change that!
[00:28:15] That takes us to our First Reading, which is from Isaiah 55: 10-11.
[00:28:22] “[Thus says the LORD:] [Just] as the rain and snow come down from heaven, and do not return there but water the earth, making it bring forth and sprout, giving seed to the sower and bread to the eater, so shall my word be that goes forth from my mouth; it shall not return to me empty, but it shall accomplish that which I intend, and prosper in the thing for which I sent it.”
This passage is from 2nd Isaiah (which is chapters 40 to 55), written in the 6th century BC during the Babylonian Captivity. The author of 2nd Isaiah is unknown, although he was a disciple, a follower, of the original Isaiah, and was himself an exile.
[00:29:12] It was written to provide comfort, consolation, and encouragement to those who were being held captive in Babylon. Earlier in chapter 55, God promised to be merciful to the Israelites and renew his Covenant with them as long as they would promise to always seek him and be faithful to him.
[00:29:38] This passage reminds the exiles that God set everything in motion and that his word has the power to bring his plan to fruition.
[00:29:49] So let's listen to what God has to say through the prophet…
“[Thus says the LORD:] For as the rain and snow come down from heaven, and do not return there but water the earth, making it bring forth and sprout, giving seed to the sower and bread to the eater,”
The NAB translates that a bit differently… it says: “giving seed to the one who sows and bread to the one who eats” - the meaning is the same, but this passage is part of one of the readings for the Easter Vigil, which makes the NAB translation so well-known, so iconic, that I didn't want to throw anyone off by using only the RSV translation. And it's quite evident why this reading was paired with our Gospel… year after year, the snows fall, the rains come, crops grow, and the desert blooms - this all happens according to God's plan, without any thought or action on our parts.
[00:30:57] God is the generous Sower who provides everything we need whether we deserve it or not, for no other reason than because he is good and he loves us.
[00:31:12] Then Isaiah continues…
“so shall my word be that goes forth from my mouth;”
From God - through the mouth of the prophet.
“it shall not return to me empty, but it shall accomplish that which I intend, and prosper in the thing for which I sent it.”
[00:31:34] Through the prophet, God is saying that just as the physical world is dependent upon rain and snow for renewal and growth, so too are the Israelites, the city of Jerusalem, dependent upon God who for their restoration.
[00:31:52] And in a broader sense, this passage reminds us that no matter how dire or even hopeless a situation may appear, God is still present and at work in it. We will never know, in this life, the many ways that God has been present and at work in our daily existence… but we can be absolutely certain that he is there because God never gives up on us!
[00:32:27] Even when we are unfaithful, even when we fail to produce good fruit, God is there giving us the time and the opportunity to choose him first.
[00:32:43] So, let's decide to do things differently, let's decide to change.
[00:32:51] That takes us to our Responsorial Psalm, which is Psalm 145, and the refrain is:
“The seed that falls on good ground will yield a fruitful harvest.”
[00:33:03] Now that response is actually based on a quote from the Gospel of Luke, which says: “Some fell into good soil and yielded a hundredfold.” It's obvious why that verse was chosen as the response for this week's Psalm, and also why it was paraphrased to create an appropriate response. And here are the verses:
“You visit the earth and water it, you greatly enrich it; the river of God is full of water; you provide their grain, for so you have prepared it.”
“You water its furrows abundantly, settling its ridges, softening it with showers, and blessing its growth.”
“You crown the year with your bounty; the tracks of your chariot overflow with richness. The pastures of the wilderness drip, the hills gird themselves with joy.”
“[T]he meadows clothe themselves with flocks, the valleys deck themselves with grain, they shall shout and sing together for joy.”
This Psalm is a Communal Hymn of Thanksgiving and Praise, continuing the theme of nurturing and harvest found in both our Gospel and our Reading from Isaiah. The Psalmist reminds us that God created the world, he brings forth and sustains life, he is both creator and savior, and - by his beneficence - he provides good things for the earth and all its inhabitants.
[00:34:49] That takes us to our Second Reading, which is from Romans 8: 18-23.
[00:34:56] “[Brothers and sisters:] I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory of that is to be revealed to us. For the creation waits with eager longing for the revealing of the sons of God; for the creation was subjected to futility, not of its own will but by the will of him who subjected it in hope; because the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to decay and obtain the glorious liberty of the children of God. We know that the whole creation has been groaning with labor pains together until now; and not only the creation, but we ourselves, who have the first fruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait for adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies.”
[00:36:01] This is our fifth passage from Romans, and if we think back over what Paul has been talking about for the past few weeks, we see that everything is connected and each passage builds on the one before.
[00:36:19] A couple of weeks ago, Paul talked about Baptism… last week, he explained the difference between living according to the flesh as opposed to living according to the Spirit. And after all, isn't that the true purpose of Baptism? To give us the gift of the Holy Spirit so that we can live according to the Spirit, and be guided in all we say and do by the Spirit?
[00:36:44] Our Baptism not only helps us live according to the Spirit, it also makes us sons and daughters of God, adopted brothers and sisters of Jesus… and it is that reality that gives us hope.
[00:37:01] Everything that God created is bound together. This passage helps us understand that better.
[00:37:10] So, let's listen to what Paul has to say…
“[Brothers and sisters:] I consider that the sufferings of this present time”
Paul means personal sufferings, of course, the challenges we face, the troubles we encounter, the difficult difficulties we overcome, the crosses we bear, but that's just part of it. He also means national and global events that negatively impact our lives… which, at the moment, let's face it, are pretty substantial. But regardless of what we face in this world, Paul says they just…
“are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us.”
In the age to come… in the kingdom of heaven.
“For the creation waits with eager longing for the revealing of the sons of God;”
Through Baptism we become children of God which prepares us for our future destiny in the kingdom, but it also enables us to enjoy life with Christ and the Holy Spirit here on earth. Remember, God created everything and declared it to be very good! All of creation is good, and all of creation celebrates that goodness. And why do we all celebrate together, us and creation?
Because if we are guided by the Spirit, then God's creation will be as precious to us as it is to him, and we will care for it accordingly… we will take care of it as God intended us to do.
“for the creation was subjected to futility,”
[00:39:18] A better way to translate that would be decay - subjected to decay - but not by God, right? When God created everything, it was not simply so that it would decay and die… God created everything for life! It was man's pride and disobedience that brought sin, decay, and death into God's creation. So…
“creation was subjected to futility, not of its own will but by the will of him who subjected it in hope;”
[00:39:59] Man - of his own free will - introduced sin into the world, which prompted, in turn, a response from God. And that response was to offer hope to all of creation. Hope is the sincere desire to be with God in the kingdom of heaven and to share in his eternal glory.
[00:40:31] That is the hope Paul is talking about.
[00:40:36] In fact, in the verses that immediately follow this passage, Paul says: “in this hope we were saved” and that “hope that is seen is not hope.”
[00:40:49] Okay, the first statement makes sense… the second, maybe not so much… but that's because, as always, we aren't looking at it the right way. And to understand it properly, we need to think back to 1 Corinthians, where Paul tells us that faith, hope, and love remain but that the greatest is actually love. Love isn't the greatest because it's fluffy and romantic and it makes us happy… love is a theological virtue, and it is the greatest theological virtue because when we are finally with God in the kingdom and share in his eternal glory, then faith and hope will no longer be necessary, but love will always remain… because God is love!
[00:41:45] And that is what Paul is talking about - that is the hope in which we are saved… because God first loved us.
[00:41:58] “creation itself will be set free from its bondage to decay and obtain the glorious liberty of the children of God.”
Think of what Paul says there… creation will obtain the liberty of the children of God.
Paul is saying that God's creation and God's children both share the same destiny, and both long for an existence that is free from the effects of evil, and decay, and corruption… the existence which awaits all of us in the kingdom of heaven.
[00:42:42] “We know that the whole creation has been groaning with labor pains together until now;”
Paul compares creation's wait for renewal and redemption with a woman undergoing labor pains. I'm absolutely certain that Paul didn't understand labor, but he is right about one thing.
[00:43:08] Labor progresses as it will, and there is very little that a woman can do to make it go faster… except perhaps to be patient.
[00:43:21] In fact, any woman that has experienced labor knows that patience is essential… being able to relax and let nature take its course is absolutely necessary. So, just as a woman must be patient as she awaits the birth of her child, so too must all of creation wait patiently for the coming of the kingdom.
[00:43:55] “and not only the creation, but we ourselves, who have the first fruits of the Spirit,”
Remember, we received those first fruits of the Spirit when we were Baptized. And yet we…
[00:44:10] “groan inwardly as we wait”
In other words, at times we become impatient. We become dissatisfied with the things of this world, with all of its perceived imperfections, while we are waiting.
[00:44:31] And what is it that we are waiting for?
[00:44:35] “for adoption as sons,”
[00:44:37] We know that - through Baptism - we are already adopted sons and daughters of God, but what we experience in this life - in this created world - is only a foretaste of what is to come. And as sons and daughters of God, what is our ultimate destiny?
“the redemption of our bodies.”
Paul is reminding us that our present experiences can point us to future realities. Think of that as Paul pulling back the curtain, so to speak, on eternity so that we can catch a glimpse of the heavenly glory that awaits all of creation in hope.
[00:45:32] Until then, we still share in the corruption brought about by sin… which means we still have rocky ground within us… we still have thorns to deal with… we still have times when our root system, as disciples, Is not as deep as it should be or as it needs to be… but Jesus never gives up on us!
[00:46:06] As his disciples, we should always choose Jesus first. So, when we are tempted by the world not to, let's change that!
Let's make the better choice and choose Jesus!
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Thank you for spending this time with me and until next we meet, may God shower his blessings upon you like a soft and gentle rain, and may he hold you safe and secure in the palm of his hand.
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