July 12, 2026 Mt 13.1-23 Seeds Everywhere, Roots Nowhere: Why Faith Fails to Take Hold

Send us Fan MailIn the Gospel today we hear one of the most famous of parables.  Jesus uses a well-known event to describe people’s faith experience.  People would be familiar with gardens especially vegetable gardens.  Most people did not have the luxury of growing flowers for their beauty.  As I have mentioned in a previous podcast the gardener was quite generous in sowing the seed.   Likely people took notice.  Collecting seeds for next season’s garden was critical if you wanted food in the next season.  After some reflection and to put this in a more positive perspective the gardener was indeed very generous with the seeds.  He wasn’t being selective.  Every space got an opportunity to receive the seed.  Later the disciples ask Jesus to explain the parable.  Its very clear and simple.  Jesus is talking about threats to our spirituality and faith.  Notice that in no situation did the seed refuse to grow.   But something happened, not immediately but something later prevented the seed from growing.Complete our 1 Minute Survey