"Tungod kay indi gid madalom ang gamot sini ang tanom madali nga nalaya"

Ebanghelyo subong nga Adlaw (Mateo 13:1-9)

Sa amo man nga adlaw naggwa si Jesus sa balay kag nagkadto sa higad sang linaw, kag nagpungko sia didto sa pagpanudlo.

Tungod kay gintipunan sia sang madamo nga mga tawo, nagsakay sia sa sakayan kag nagpungko didto, samtang ang mga tawo nagtilindog sa higad sang linaw.

Madamo nga mga butang ang gintudlo ni Jesus sa ila paagi sa mga palaanggiran nga subong sini: “May isa ka tawo nga naglakat sa pagsab-og.

Sang pagsab-og niya sang binhi, ang iban nagtupa sa dalan, kag ang mga pispis nagdapo kag nagtuka sini.

Ang iban nagtupa sa batuhon nga mga duog, sa diin hapaw lamang ang duta. Sa wala lang madugay nag-ulhot ang binhi tungod kay manabaw ang duta.

Sang udto na ang adlaw, nalayong ang bag-ong tubo nga binhi, kag tungod kay indi gid madalom ang gamot sini, ang tanom madali nga nalaya.

Ang iban nga binhi nagtupa sa mga talungon, kag ang talungon nagtubo kag naglumos sang tanom.

Pero ang iban nga binhi nagtupa sa maayo nga duta kag namunga: ang iban sini nagpatubas sang 100 ka pilo, ang iban sini 60 kag ang iban sini 30.”

Kag si Jesus nagsiling, “Gani, magpamati kamo kon may dulonggan kamo!”

Prayers:

"Lord Jesus, faith in your word is the way to wisdom, and to ponder your divine plan is to grow in the truth. Open my eyes to your deeds, and my ears to the sound of your call, that I may understand your will for my life and live according to it."

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Reflection of the Daily Gospel:

Are you hungry for God's word? Matthew tells us that Jesus taught many things to those who came to listen and learn. Jesus' teaching method was a very simple one. He used parables – short stories and images taken from everyday life to convey hidden truths about the kingdom of God. Like a skillful artist, Jesus painted evocative pictures with short and simple words. A good image can speak more loudly and clearly than many words. Jesus used the ordinary everyday images of life and nature to point to another order of reality – hidden, yet visible to those who had "eyes to see" and "ears to hear". Jesus communicated with pictures and stories, vivid illustrations which captured the imaginations of his audience more powerfully than an abstract presentation could. His parables are like buried treasure waiting to be discovered (Matthew 13:44).

What does the parable about seeds and roots say to us about the kingdom of God? Any farmer will attest to the importance of good soil for supplying nutrients for growth. And how does a plant get the necessary food and water it needs except by its roots? The scriptures frequently use the image of fruit-bearing plants or trees to convey the principle of spiritual life and death. Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose trust is the Lord. He is like a tree planted by water, that sends out its roots by the stream, and does not fear when heat comes, for its leaves remain green, and is not anxious in the year of drought, for it does not cease to bear fruit (Jeremiah 17:7-8; see also Psalm 1:3).

Jesus' parable of the sower is aimed at the hearers of his word. There are different ways of accepting God's word and they produce different kinds of fruit accordingly. There is the prejudiced hearer who has a shut mind. Such a person is unteachable and blind to what he or she doesn't want to hear. Then there is the shallow hearer. He or she fails to think things out or think them through; they lack depth. They may initially respond with an emotional reaction; but when it wears off their mind wanders to something else. Another type of hearer is the person who has many interests or cares, but who lacks the ability to hear or comprehend what is truly important. Such a person is for ever too busy to pray or too preoccupied to study and meditate on God's word. He or she may work so hard that they are too tired to even think of anything else but their work. Then there is the one whose mind is open. Such a person is at all times willing to listen and to learn. He or she is never too proud or too busy to learn. They listen in order to understand. God gives grace to those who hunger for his word that they may understand his will and have the strength to live according to it. Do you hunger for God's word?