John Foley, SJ
Jesus lists a number of things we might have to correct in order to accept the gifts he has ready for us.
Ron Rolheiser, OMI
By nature we fear and we horde. Because of this, whether we are poor or not, we tend to work out of a sense of scarcity, fearing always that we don't have enough.
Eleonore Stump
God fed them with manna so that they might know one does not live by bread alone. If God had fed them ordinary bread, they wouldn’t have learned the lesson.
Gerald Darring
Paul talks about the salvation of the world, pointing out that “the world itself will be freed from its slavery to corruption and share in the glorious freedom of the children of God.”
Anne Osdieck
Jesus mentions “cares of the world and lure of wealth” as rocky ground and thorns that keep the seed from taking root. What is your “rocky ground”?