Jesus illustrates to us through parables what the Kingdom of God is like. He uses today the images of seeds, plants, sowing and harvesting. He underscores the phenomenon of how these seeds grow and mature for the harvest. We do not know how it develops, but the seed does grow. And that is an image of the Kingdom of God growing in us and through us. We receive the seed first in Baptism and then in subsequent sacraments. How it grows we don't know how, but it is there growing and maturing. What we only have to do is not to pose obstacles to its growth. Returning to the analogy of Jesus, the farmer takes care of the growth of the seed and the plant. We, too, need to take care of the life of Jesus growing in us but defending it, nourishing it and taking care of it. Thus, when harvest time comes, we would find ourselves in the Kingdom of God!
