No Judgments, Just Jesus

Ordinary Time 5 – “Let Anyone with Ears, Listen!” The Parable of the Sower (Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23)

Jesus’s favorite method of teaching was telling stories — stories that have the possibility to disarm us, inspire us, and transform us if we are willing to “dig deep” into them. In today’s story, sometimes called “The Parable of the Four Soils,” sometimes called “The Parable of the Sower”, and sometimes called “The Parable of the Hundredfold Harvest”, we learn important truths about receiving and sharing God’s word. May God bless us with “ears to hear”!

Opening Hymn: Love Divine
Closing Doxology: Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow