Focusing the Gospel
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Key words and phrases:This is how it is, kingdom of God, scatter seed,
harvest has come, seed. . . sown, becomes the largest of
plants
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To the point:
"This is how it is," Jesus says in this
gospel. Yet there is no single way to describe the
"kingdom of God." Here Jesus uses two similar
parables to teach us that the kingdom is realized in the
intersection of our own work (plant the seed) with God's
work (the mystery of life growing and bearing fruit).
The Good News is that God's kingdom is assured—the
scattered seed will yield a harvest; the tiny seed will
grow into a large plant. "This is [really] how it
is"!
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Connecting the Gospel...
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to the first reading: The first reading describes all the
work God does to bring forth life. The gospel tells us
that this life is the kingdom of God become visible and
fruitful.
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to our experience:
Much of what we do successfully every day depends upon
our cooperation with others. Making visible God's
kingdom is first of all the work of God, but isn't it
wonderful that God chooses to invite us to cooperate
in this great work!
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Living Liturgy: Spirituality, Celebration, and
Catechesis
for Sundays and Solemnities
Year B - 2012, p. 147.
Joyce Ann Zimmerman, CPPS;
Kathleen Harmon, SND de N;
and Christopher W. Conlon, SM
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