Let them grow together until harvest

“‘Do you want us to go and pull them up?’ He replied, ‘No, if you pull up the weeds you might uproot the wheat along with them. Let them grow together until harvest; then at harvest time I will say to the harvesters, ‘First collect the weeds and tie them in bundles for burning; but gather the wheat into my barn.’” (MT 13: 28-30)

One of my favorite scenes from the New Testament speaks about our conditions. We’d love to be perfect, with no weaknesses, always honest, humble, one hundred per cent givers of selves, respecting, gentle, remembering about anniversaries and experts in rituals, fantastic communicators and patient listeners. “Let them grow together until harvest; then I will say to the harvesters, ‘First collect the weeds and tie them in bundles for burning; but gather the wheat into my barn.’” The judgment of God alone will eliminate the sins. Until then there must be patient and the preach repentance. God loves us and can see the difference between weeds and wheat in us.

“Humbly welcome the word that has been planted in you and is able to save your souls.” (Gospel Acclamation)