Modern
prophets say that our economics have failed us. No! It is not our economics
which have failed; it is man who has failed-man who has forgotten God. Hence no
manner of economic or political readjustment can possibly save our
civilization; we can be saved only by a renovation of the inner man, only by a
purging of our hearts and souls; for only by seeking first the Kingdom of God
and His Justice will all these other things be added unto us. - Fulton J. Sheen: (1895 – 1979: was an
American bishop (later archbishop) of the Catholic Church known
for his preaching and especially his work on television and radio. )
Gospel
text: (LK 13:18-21)
Jesus said, "What is the Kingdom
of God like?
To what can I compare it?
It is like a mustard seed that a man took and planted in the garden.
When it was fully grown, it became a large bush
and the birds of the sky dwelt in its branches."
Again he said, "To what shall I compare the Kingdom of God?
It is like yeast that a woman took
and mixed in with three measures of wheat flour
until the whole batch of dough was leavened."
To what can I compare it?
It is like a mustard seed that a man took and planted in the garden.
When it was fully grown, it became a large bush
and the birds of the sky dwelt in its branches."
Again he said, "To what shall I compare the Kingdom of God?
It is like yeast that a woman took
and mixed in with three measures of wheat flour
until the whole batch of dough was leavened."
The “Mustard seed” and the “Yeast” are
real in their beginnings and their resuls. These images of faith assist
us in our human struggles to be who we really are and to show-up in order to
show Him off. The “mustard seed” begins its rising to maturity through its
wrestling through the soil in which it is buried. Its growth is slow and
dependent on the gifts of sun, rain and wind. It reaches beyond itself, up,
toward the beyond in a restless yearning for more. It is going to be more than
it was, but only in time and with help. Its fruitfulness will be a result of
its being what it was, is and will be. The reign of God has always made much of
little and the little rises to extend its branches for welcome and sharing.
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