READINGS AT MASS TODAY
Wis. 12:13, 16-19
Psalm 86
Rom. 8:26-27
Matt.13:24-43
Theme: A SOWER OF WEEDS
Dear friends in Christ, N'wokafu YESU KRISTO...
Today's gospel text presents the working of a pseudo-agent in the parable of the wheat and the tares. This agent works under the cover of the night when everyone is asleep, and his actions are destructive and are set up against the good efforts of the farmer. He is a “sower of weed” and the farmer identified and addressed him as “an enemy.”
The weeds, even though bearing a striking resemblance to the wheat, are dangerous to the survival of the wheat and poisonous to humans and animals. They fight with the wheat over the land and essential nutrients. In addition, they are very difficult to distinguish until the end. That is what the enemy plants.
Beloved, the enemy is a sower of weeds. The devil is up at night, when everyone is asleep (spiritually), to plant what looks like the truth in an attempt to destroy the work of God, the Sower. But one thing is sure, that is, the truth can never be hidden forever, and what looks like the truth is certainly not the truth.
The presence and works of the enemy, though hidden to men and sometimes difficult to decipher, are not hidden from God. His patience must not be mistaken for ignorance. Just as the weeds were gathered up and burnt in the fire, so will it be at the end of time.The Son of man will send His angels and they will gather out all evil doers but the upright will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father.
PRAYER
Lord, may the destructive works of the enemy not prevail against your wonderful work in our lives. Amen.
May God bless you.
-Rev. Fr. Kenneth Debre
Sunday, July 23, 2023.
Holy Rosary Parish, Hohoe.
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