Mark’s Gospel compares the Kingdom of God to a mustard seed that, when it is
sown, it springs up and becomes the largest of plants. It seems to be a law of the
spiritual life that God wants good things to start small and grow over time.
We’re tempted to say, You’re God.
Just get on with it. Do it! But
why would God work the way he does? We
might attempt a few explanations. It is
a commonplace of the Bible that God rejoices in our cooperation. He wants to involve us, through freedom,
intelligence, and creativity, in what he is doing. And so he plants seeds, and he wants us to
cultivate them.
--Bishop Robert
Barron, January 26, 2018, Gospel Reflection
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