“This is how it is with the Kingdom of God;
it is as if a man were to scatter seed on the land
and would sleep and rise night and day
and the seed would sprout and grow,
he knows not how.
Of its own accord the land yields fruit,
first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear.
And when the grain is ripe, he wields the sickle at once,
for the harvest has come.”
He said,
“To what shall we compare the Kingdom of God,
or what parable can we use for it?
It is like a mustard seed that, when it is sown in the ground,
is the smallest of all the seeds on the earth.
But once it is sown, it springs up and becomes the largest of plants
and puts forth large branches,
so that the birds of the sky can dwell in its shade.”
With many such parables
he spoke the word to them as they were able to understand it.
Without parables he did not speak to them,
but to his own disciples he explained everything in private.
This is one of those readings that just makes me smile. Often I wonder about my place in this world. I know that I am so amazingly blessed. Do I really make the most of all that God has given me? I am sure that I have missed out here and there, but I try and not focus on that so much. I worry about what is in front of me right now. When I feel my mind straying into sinful thoughts, I quickly refocus and move forward. Thing is most of us have no real idea of how much of an impact we have on this world. Most of us are like George Bailey from "It's a Wonderful Life". When I feel self-doubt I just keep going the best I know. I try my best to hear Jesus speaking to me. For I know that the good seeds that I plant can grow mighty, but also so too the evil. 
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