Matt: "The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that someone took and sowed in his field; it is the smallest of the seeds, but when it has grown it is the greatest of shrubs and becomes a tree so that the birds of the air come and make nests in its branches....Jesus told the crowds all these things in parables; without a parable he told them nothing. This was to fulfill what had been told by the prophet [Isaiah]: 'I will open my mouth to speak in parables; I will proclaim what has been hidden from the foundation of the world.' "
Meditation (good discussions at http://www.rc.net/wcc/readings/parables.html/): God's kingdom starts as the smallest spec in our hearts if we are receptive to God's grace. Grace works unseen and transforms from the inside-out. Sooner or later, if allowed to grow and if we nurture it, God's grace becomes a blessing for others through us. "Let me always be open to grace, and when received, be nurturing. Amen."
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Daily office year two:
Prov. 23:19-21, 29-35, 24:1-2; Psalm 31; 1Tim 5:17-22; Matt. 13:31-25
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