Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year A

Meditation – 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time Yr C
Matthew 13: 24-30, 36-43

In the parable of the wheat and the weeds (Matthew 13 v 24-30, 23-24) an enemy sowed weeds amongst the wheat of a farmer’s crop. It is generally believed that the weeds referred to are darnel – a poisonous grass that in the early stages is indecipherable from wheat. If that is so, then the parable gives us a very helpful image of the world as it is today. Christians and non-Christians are often indistinguishable from each other; those who do not truly belong to Christ can appear just as moral, honest and decent, and there are many whose lives seem much less complicated, more successful, even happier than that of the average Christian. Psalm 73 (not in the lectionary but well worth reading) says just that – “This is what the wicked are like – always carefree, they increase in wealth.” (v 12). . In gardening terms, weeds often grow to spectacular heights, they can be showy and are always robust to look at and healthy. Weeds are often very difficult to uproot, and can outstrip or completely obliterate legitimate plants...

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