Today we hear that parable about the weeds and the wheat. Apparently, the weeds referred to in the story look very similar, in their early stages, to the wheat. This makes it very difficult to tell the two apart prior to harvest. Just as in last week's gospel the sowing of seed occurs but the harvest is not guaranteed. This uncertainty is not the fault of the sowers but is brought about through the variables of the soil on which the seed is sown or by the evil one. In both cases the workers are instructed to keep sowing . It will be up to the Lord of the harvest to determine the fate of the weeds and the wheat at the end of time. The need to withhold judgement is not just collective but also individual. St Paul writes: "I do not even judge myself. I am not aware of anything against myself, but I am not thereby acquitted. It is the Lord who judges me. Therefore so not pronounce judgement before the time, before the Lord who comes, who will bring light the things hidden in darkness and will disclose the purposes of the heart. Then each will receive the commendation from God." (1 Cor 4: 3-5) As we strive to live our lives in a manner worthy of our baptismal/confirmed vocation let us strive ever onward and leave the harvest to the Lord who will gather it in his own good time.
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