Parables, Portraits, Stories, and Songs
The Sower
A blind man went to sow some seeds and just threw them everywhere, not knowing where they would land.
Some fell on a well-worn path; sparrows ate them almost immediately.
Other fell in the shade of a tree; they grew fast but were too skinny from stretching for sunlight; they tipped over.
Others fell on good soil and grew well but unfortunately powerful weeds ended up choking them!
Still others fell on good soil that had no weeds; the plants thrived, flowered, and each gave fruit, some a little, some a lot.
A blind man went to sow some seeds and just threw them everywhere, not knowing where they would land.
Some fell on a well-worn path; sparrows ate them almost immediately.
Other fell in the shade of a tree; they grew fast but were too skinny from stretching for sunlight; they tipped over.
Others fell on good soil and grew well but unfortunately powerful weeds ended up choking them!
Still others fell on good soil that had no weeds; the plants thrived, flowered, and each gave fruit, some a little, some a lot.
An Interpretation of "The Sower."
The blind person is the generous, unconditionally loving God who offers truth and a rich life to all. The seed is the truth.
The seeds that fall on the "well-trodden path" represents my hard headedness when I have all the answers, have become unteachable. (characteristic of me in denial, drunk, entitled, invested in the status quo, "with time"... etc.)
The seeds that end up skinny from "stretching for sunlight" are me when I reach for the sunlight of the Spirit and neglect to assure my roots are firmly in place: spiritual materialism it is sometimes called. At times I want to graduate from the 12 Step path in favor of more intense spiritual paths.
The seeds that end up choked by weeds are me when I grow well but then succumb to the world's priorities: family, jobs, prestige... etc. Often "good" things! (the weeds).
The seeds are me as I continue to seek God, truth, and thereby continue to heal and sponsor others, the fruit.
The blind person is the generous, unconditionally loving God who offers truth and a rich life to all. The seed is the truth.
The seeds that fall on the "well-trodden path" represents my hard headedness when I have all the answers, have become unteachable. (characteristic of me in denial, drunk, entitled, invested in the status quo, "with time"... etc.)
The seeds that end up skinny from "stretching for sunlight" are me when I reach for the sunlight of the Spirit and neglect to assure my roots are firmly in place: spiritual materialism it is sometimes called. At times I want to graduate from the 12 Step path in favor of more intense spiritual paths.
The seeds that end up choked by weeds are me when I grow well but then succumb to the world's priorities: family, jobs, prestige... etc. Often "good" things! (the weeds).
The seeds are me as I continue to seek God, truth, and thereby continue to heal and sponsor others, the fruit.
Song 29 is derived from Psalm 29, Song 22 is derived from Psalms 23 and 22, Live is derived from Matthew 11:17, Song of Breakage is derived from Acts 27 and 28, Isaiah 41 is derived from Isaiah 41. Song 100 is derived from Psalm 100 and the Gospel of Mary Magdalene's first lines. A Worm's Song is inspired by Rumi's poem "The Worm's Waking" from about 1250 A.D. A Daughter's Intercession derives from Genesis 18:22-33.
The following are directly derived from the parables of Jesus: The Sower, Parable of Two Daughters, A Banquet Parable, The Parable of the Discouraged Patient
The following are directly derived from the parables of Jesus: The Sower, Parable of Two Daughters, A Banquet Parable, The Parable of the Discouraged Patient