September 17, 2022, Saturday of the 24th Week in Ordinary Time-C
1 Corinthians 15:35-37, 42-49
Psalm 56
Luke 8:4-15
“Some seed fell in good soil…it produced fruit a hundred-fold.” Luke 8:8
Lord, everywhere I look in this forest I see the abundance of life. From the largest oak to the smallest gnat the fruit of seeds is all around. The forest is not only beautiful to see but necessary for my life because the oxygen I need to breathe is the fruit of all this abundant greenery. Not just beautiful to see but life giving. Lord, the seed of your word is life-giving too. I can admire its wisdom and appreciate its truth but if it doesn’t bear fruit in my life, it’s like a tree that is only nice to look at. If I don’t receive your word with humble joy and live it it’s like an apple tree that doesn’t make little green apples. Lord, help me not to fear or avoid changing my attitudes and beliefs. Make your word powerful each and every day. Transform my heart to be more generous, hopeful and encouraging. Enrich the soil of my heart to receive your word gratefully so I may produce abundant fruit for your kingdom. Thank you for planning the seed of your word in my heart. Amen.