To read the texts click on the texts:Ex 24:3-8; Mt 13:24-30
This is a parable found exclusively in
the Gospel of Matthew. It is not clear whether this parable existed
independently as a parable or whether it was conceived as an allegory from the
beginning. Those who think that the parable existed independently interpret the
parable to mean a statement against building of boundaries and so excluding
some. The building of boundaries and forming exclusive communities is not the
business of human beings, but is God’s task.
Like the field in the parable there is
good seed and there are weeds even in the world in which we live. There is both
good and evil. We are called to take only what is good and not focus too much
on the evil or bad. This does not mean passivity in the face of evil but a call
for a discerning mind and heart.
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