1.30.14

Lectio: Mk 4.26-34                                                                      

Meditatio: “He [Jesus] said, ‘To what shall we compare the kingdom of God, or what parable can we use for it’?” Mk 4.30

Oratio: O God, You want us to plumb the great mysteries so as to have some understanding  of them.                   

I remember Jesus used parables to teach the people of the great mysteries of their salvation and He used the parable of the  seed. which grows by itself, among others ; in this parable  when we search for its underlying meaning we come to realize that the growth of the kingdom of God is not brought about by our power but through His as He planted the seeds.

Grant that I may always be grateful for the gift of faith which was passed on to me through many throughout the ages and because of it, the kingdom of God is now a good possibility for us if we allow Jesus to use us as He wills. Like the seed which  is sown we will produce the results He wishes.

I ask this and all things in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with You
and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever.

Contemplatio: spend some time in silence and meditate on the selected passage and hear what.
God is saying to you

Operatio:  reflect"kingdom...parable”; the kingdom of God is a wonderful and glorious mystery; we best get a glimpse of it through parables, which are teaching stories, whose messages are not in the surface line of the stories but in its underlying meaning. From the parable of the sower of seed, we see that the growth of the Kingdom of God here on earth is through God’s power and its growth is through His using us to bring it about. And if we allow Him to do so, in the end God will give us a place in the eternal kingdom.

Tomorrow's reading: Mk 4.35-41