Today's Gospel

Keep Up the Good Work

Welcome back to Radical and Relevant, where, each day, we are exploring the genius of the life and teachings of Jesus in the Gospels. Today's reading comes from Matthew chapter 13 verses 24 through 30.

Jesus put another parable before them, saying, "The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a man who sowed good seed in his field. But while men were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat and went away. So when the plants came up and bore grain, then the weeds appeared also. And the servants of the householder came and said to him, 'Sir, did you not sow good seed in your field? How then has it weeds?' He said to them, 'An enemy has done this.' The servant said to him, 'Then do you want us to go and gather them?' But he said, 'No, lest in gathering the weeds you root up the wheat along with them. Let both grow together until the harvest. And at harvest time, I will tell the reapers, gather the weeds first and bind them in bundles to be burned, but gather the wheat into my barn.'"

What jumps out at you today? What jumps out at you? A man sowed good seed in his field. His enemy came. How often do you try to do something good in your life and then somebody tries to undermine it? I think there is a danger to put energy towards the people who are trying to undermine the good things we're trying to do. And the parable says that. Parable says, basically, "Ignore the people who are trying to undermine the good things that you are trying to do. That will be dealt with later. Let the good things that you are trying to do grow." That's the wheat. Just let it grow. "Let the harvest grow," he says. What jumps out at you? For me, keep doing the good work you're doing, don't get distracted by people who are undermining it. Keep doing the good things you're doing, don't get distracted by the things and people that are undermining it. Have a great day and remember, Be Bold, Be Catholic.