Commentary
Small Seeds of Goodness
Throughout
human history, people have made (and continue to make) various attempts to
explain the confounding question of good and evil. It takes place in philosophy, ethics,
literature, theology, arts, … and over a cup of coffee or a glass of beer.
In today’s
first parable, Jesus tells us that good and evil will always coexist. At times, it is not easy to separate
them. In fact, we know well that both
good and evil exist in each one of us.
We will
always have to live with this confusing dichotomy.
One thing
is clear, however. Both good and evil
can begin with a tiny seed.
While in
this life, we cannot always totally uproot evil. However, we can plant the seeds of goodness. And as Jesus tells us in the first parable, the
weed cannot choke out the wheat. It
still bears good fruit. [1]
Small
seeds, with God’s grace, will become “the largest of plants.”
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