10 Sep 2022
Good Soil
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For 10 September 2022, Saturday of week 23 in Ordinary Time, based on Luke 6:43-49
Jesus said to his disciples: ‘No good tree bears bad fruit, nor again does a bad tree bear good fruit; for each tree is known by its own fruit. Figs are not gathered from thorns, nor are grapes picked from a bramble bush. The good person out of the good treasure of the heart produces good, and the evil person out of evil treasure produces evil; for it is out of the abundance of the heart that the mouth speaks.
‘Why do you call me “Lord, Lord”, and do not do what I tell you? I will show you what someone is like who comes to me, hears my words, and acts on them. That one is like a man building a house, who dug deeply and laid the foundation on rock; when a flood arose, the river burst against that house but could not shake it, because it had been well built. But the one who hears and does not act is like a man who built a house on the ground without a foundation. When the river burst against it, immediately it fell, and great was the ruin of that house.’
Scripture passage from the New Revised Standard Version Bible: Catholic Edition, copyright 1989, 1993, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
11 September 2022 @ 1:33 am
Thank you, Sr. Kirsten for sharing your wonderful reflection on how to bear good fruit with Jesus and your challenging questions. God bless your preaching!
Gratefully,
Sr. Brigid
12 September 2022 @ 3:12 pm
This may be a little tangential to your very good sermon, Sister, but don’t give up gardening. One can receive so many graces from nurturing fruits, flowers, and vegetables, watching them grow with God’s green thumb. The Lord has the green thumb; we just cooperate with it. I like to say that to garden is to bring a little bit of heaven down to earth.