Every sunday we are going to St. Layola’s church at Kodambakkam. Yesterday’s gospel and our priest’s speech on that attracted me a lot. This was that gospel.
For your reference
Mathew 13:24-30
24 Jesus told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field.
25 But while everyone was sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and went away.
26 When the wheat sprouted and formed heads, then the weeds also appeared.
27 “The owner’s servants came to him and said, ‘Sir, didn’t you sow good seed in your field?
Where then did the weeds come from?’
28″ ‘An enemy did this,’ he replied.
“The servants asked him, ‘Do you want us to go and pull them up?’
29″ ‘No,’ he answered, ‘because while you are pulling the weeds, you may root up the wheat with them.
30 Let both grow together until the harvest. At that time I will tell the harvesters: First collect the weeds and tie them in bundles to be burned; then gather the wheat and bring it into my barn.’ “
The 26th line was true in Jewish culture at the time of Jesus. They were very jealousy about others prosperity and used to destroy their rival group’s wealth as much as possible in darkness. I am not going much inside of all those issues. Just see in our present life how we practice these things?
Anger and jealousy make people blind and they will do anything to make others lesser than them. They will never think how much their attitude and approach hurt others. Can you heal the wound you have created? Judgment is another thing- We usually criticize people. Actually whether we have freed from all those mistakes? Please avoid unwanted criticism. Help others as much as possible. Be happy at your fellow beings’ growth and prosperity. Develop a healing nature instead of hurting.
20 Jul