Both of the readings for Mass today are about sowing seeds. It’s really pretty awesome the way that Christ used images of everyday things, to tell a story that would stick in a person’s mind.
It Is in Giving That We Recieve
Accompanying him were the Twelve and some women who had been cured of evil spirits and infirmities, Mary called Magdalene, from whom seven demons had gone out, Joanna, the wife of Herod’s steward Chuza, Susanna and many others who provided for them out of their resources.
Which One Will Love Him More?
Jesus loved imperfect people, and imperfect people loved him. The readings for Mass today are about two very great sinners, a man and a woman. At least here, we are all on equal footing. Our sins are often very different …