Saturday: 16^th Week in Ordinary Time-B

I Reading: Exodus 24:3-8: This is the blood of the covenant that the Lord has made with you.

Gospel: Matthew 13:24-30: Let them both grow till the harvest.

The Parable of the Wheat and the Weeds:

The Question of Evil, Why It Exists

Some of man’s basic questions about the  presence of evil in the world and judging others are covered in this parable. It is a parable that has come very practical answers and lessons for people.

1. There are both good and evil people in this world and in the kingdom of Heaven (v.24-26)

2. Christ sows the righteous; the devil sows the wicked (v.24-25)

3. People question why there is evil in the world and in the kingdom (Church). Did God plant the evil as well as the good (v.27-28)?

4. People are not to judge who the wheat and weeds, the good and bad, are. Why? Because it is sometimes difficult to distinguish between the good and bad, and some of the good might be rooted up (v.29)

5. A day of harvest and of judgement is coming (v.29-30)

6. God alone has the wisdom to judge correctly (v.29-30)

Thought: Where do the weeds come from? An enemy sows them. Weeds will be bounded and burned whereas wheat will be gathered into the owner’s barn.

The devil is a sworn enemy to Christ, to the world , and to all good.

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