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| When students return, gather in a circle with students holding their cups. Offer this prayer: God, we stand here as different sowers and different soils. Use us. Use us to plant your word as well as to be receivers of your word. May we all bear fruit—not the same fruit, but all good fruit. Give us honest and good hearts. May your Son shine on us. Amen. Ask students to write this phrase on their cup: “Let the Son Shine” Say: Take your cups home. Water them. Watch the seeds grow. Pray for God’s word to grow in you, and let the Son shine through you. INSIGHTS FROM SCRIPTURE: This passage is often referred to as the Parable of the Sower. Biblical scholars say that Jesus is apparently reflecting on his mission and the results of his mission. It is clear to him that there will be opposition to his ministry and that only a limited number of people in Israel are going to hear and respond to the gospel of the Kingdom. He draws a parallel between a farmer sowing seed and a teacher of the gospel—both spread the seed knowing that it will not all bear fruit. The sower must not be discouraged or try to take responsibility for the seed bearing fruit. It is up to the sower to be faithful in sowing the seed and to leave the rest up to God. The same holds true for Christians today—we are called to spread God’s word and sow the seeds but we cannot force the seeds to take root and grow. Continued... |
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